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RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — A U.S. Bureau of Land Management official says he'd like to round up excess wild horses from an area southeast of Riverton later this year.
The roundup had been planned next year but BLM Lander Field Office Manager Rick Vander Voet tells Fremont County commissioners the horse population is way above desired numbers.
The Riverton Ranger reports (http://bit.ly/2nWpyhR) BLM officials want to maintain a population on the low end of between 480 and 720 horses.
The BLM estimates more than 1,000 wild horses currently inhabit the area. Horse advocates advocate keeping large numbers of wild horses on the range but ranchers say wild horses can damage grazing lands and compete with cattle for forage.
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Information from: The (Riverton, Wyo.) Ranger, http://www.dailyranger.com
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