Wild Horse Management

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

America Wild Horse Conservation lead investigator Amelia Perrin talks to KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh

The Wild Animal Sanctuary acquired the land needed for its Wild Horse Refuge last month and plans to open in the spring, providing more than 22,000 acres for wild horses to roam.

KDNK's Morgan Neely has Friday's news, including prosecutors dismissing the remaining five charges — out of an original 21 — against chiropractor Dave Jensen.

Two bills being proposed in state legislatures in the Mountain West differ completely on how to manage the region’s wild horse and burro population.

Among Utah’s wild horses roam a special breed with a history stretching back to Spanish colonialists. They've remained isolated in a mountain range near the Nevada border for hundreds of years... which helped keep their bloodline intact. As the Bureau of Land Management rounds up the herd to protect rangeland health, some say this breed shouldn't be treated like your average mustang.

KDNK's Morgan Neely brings listeners Thursday's news from the Mountain West, including big money on the way to improve Colorado's ailing infrastructure. Also, the Roaring Fork, North Fork, and Eagle river valleys are looking like prime habitat for wolf reintroduction.

There are tens of thousands of horses running wild in the Mountain West. The U.S. government mainly uses roundups to keep them from overgrazing public lands. But advocacy groups want more of a focus on fertility control.

The Bureau of Land Management says horses are unhealthy and causing poor rangeland conditions. Wild-horse advocates who visited the area say the animals are healthy and not to blame for land degradation.

The Bureau of Land Management plans to start another large roundup of wild horses next week. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has this report.