The Bureau of Land Management can continue with its plan to round up wild horses in Utah, because allowing them to remain could put their health and the well-being of the range at risk, a Washington, D.C., federal court ruled Tuesday.
The agency said it will start its operations for the Onaqui Mountain Herd Management Area Wednesday. It plans to round up about 400 horses, of which 300 will be permanently removed and 100 will be returned with some having received fertility control. The action was spurred in part by drought conditions in the area, according to the agency.
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