Public safety concerns prompt emergency wild horse roundup

The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday it will conduct an emergency roundup of wild horses causing public safety concerns along state Route 21 in Utah's western desert. About 100 horses will be removed from the range near the Sulphur Herd Management Area because of their encroachment on the highway. BLM officials are worried about collisions between the animals and motorists because limited forage and overpopulation have combined to pushed them out of traditional foraging areas. The Sulphur Herd Management area has an appropriate management level of 250 horses, but the current population is approximately 830 animals...more