Monday, January 16, 2012

BLM postpones start of wild-horse roundup near Reno, cites 'logistical' reasons for delay

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is postponing its plans to remove nearly 300 wild horses from the range near Reno. In a news release Sunday, agency officials said the roundup will be postponed until further notice due to unspecified "logistical delays." In October, the BLM announced plans to remove nearly 300 wild horses from the Flanigan, Dogskin Mountain and Granite Peak herd management areas about 20 miles northeast of Reno. The roundup had been scheduled to begin with the help of helicopters on Monday (Jan. 16), and take up to 10 days to complete...more

I wonder if the "logistics" have anything to do with this being an election year.

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