LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — Four wild horses died from injuries received during a roundup about 150 miles north of Las Vegas that concluded on June 29, according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Two of the horses had broken necks and two had broken legs.
Horses were lured to corrals using hay and water over a three-month bait and trap roundup that began in early April and ended over the weekend. A total of 382 horses were captured, BLM records show. In addition to the four acute deaths, seven horses were put to death because of conditions that BLM officials said would have prevented the animals from surviving in the wild.
The roundup on the Caliente Complex — a 911,892-acre range of BLM-managed, private and other lands — had a goal of removing 350 horses to transport to three facilities in Utah for adoption. The range stretches from Panaca south to the Mormon Mountains at the Clark County line and from Delamar Valley east to the Utah state line. For information on how to adopt a wild horse, visit www.blm.gov/whb .