WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
CARSON CITY, Nev.-The Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild horse gather tomorrow, Oct. 17, in and around the North Complex Herd Management Areas in northwest Nevada, to protect the health of the herd as late season forage declines and winter approaches. The gather, the first since January 2012, will help to reduce the risks wild horses face when the range can no longer support the current population.
The North Complex includes the Dogskin Mountains, Flanigan, and Granite Peak Herd Management Areas. Horses may appear healthy at the start of the fall, but forage and water resources are limited, especially in area...