The Sand Wash Advocacy Team supports the herd by using the immunocontraception vaccine PZP to limit its growth, receiving limited — but not satisfying — support from the BLM for these efforts. The ...

About 750 wild horses live in the Sand Wash Basin herd management area comprising about 150,000 acres under a federal designation that mandates the land be managed for wild horses and burros.

SAND WASH BASIN, Colo. (CBS4)- The wild horse roundup in the Sand Wash Basin will continue Friday despite the pleas from the governor and other state officials to halt operations. The Bureau of ...

After the BLM gathered 80% of the wild horses in the Sand Wash Basin herd, Moffat County officials wonder how the herd reduction will affect tourism. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

A wild stallion roams Sand Wash Basin in northwestern Colorado during a recent winter. The federal Bureau of Land Management plans to roundup 733 wild horses at Sand Wash during the next two weeks.

Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area, located 48 miles west of Craig, is the closest area to Fort Collins and the largest HMA in the state.

The Bureau of Land Management is investing $625,000 in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area west of Craig to better manage the number of wild horses there through the ...

MOFFAT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Wild horse gathering operations outside of the Bureau of Land Management's herd management area near the Sand Wash Basin have come to a close. (credit: CBS) The ...

SAND WASH BASIN — The largest wild horse roundup in Colorado history ended early, ... (herd management area),” said Steven Hall, communications director for BLM Colorado, ...

Sand Wash Basin wild horse capture to proceed despite appeal from governor The federal government is launching an emergency roundup of more than 780 wild horses in a drought-stricken area of Colorado.

SAND WASH BASIN — The Sand Wash Basin horse roundup is now ... as the Bureau of Land Management has gathered more than 500 horses from in and around the basin, about 55% of the total herd. ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 6:45 p.m. to include a response from the Bureau of Land Management’s national office. The largest wild horse round up in Colorado history ended early, in part, ...