What we can’t see can hurt them: Wild horses, secret roundups, and the right to know

By: Colette Kaluza

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 758

Last Updated: 4 days ago

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It has just been announced that thousands of wild horses and burros will vanish, and almost no one will be allowed to watch. On March 10, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) gave last‑minute notice that beginning around March 15 it would launch large bait‑and‑water trap roundups across Nevada during foaling season, precisely when helicopter drive‑trapping is banned from March 1 through June 30. BLM frames bait-trapping as a safer, quieter approach, but for heavily …

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