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Utah wild horse roundups after hitting population targets must stop, judge rules

A lawsuit brought by an animal rights nonprofit challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s plans for two wild horse herds in the state.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A helicopter rounds up wild horses in the Onaqui Herd Management Area wild horse gather in 2021. A judge recently ruled that the Bureau of Land Management cannot conduct "maintenance" wild horse roundups in two areas in Utah, including the Onaqui Herd Management Area, under previously adopted management plans.