BLM concludes North Lander Complex wild horse gather
LANDER, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management completed a wild horse gather on July 23, 2024, in the North Lander Wild Horse Complex. A total of 2,577 horses were removed from BLM-managed public lands and adjacent private lands.
As planned, select mares will now be treated with a fertility control vaccine at the Wheatland Off-Range Corral. The release of the treated mares, along with select, untreated stallions, will return the Complex to within its appropriate management level and conclude the initial operation of the Complex’s 10-year adaptive management plan.
The gather was conducted to prevent further deterioration of land health due to wild horse overpopulation and to and restore a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple-use relationship on public lands. The Complex is made up of the Conant Creek, Dishpan Butte, Muskrat Basin, and Rock Creek Mountain herd management areas in central Wyoming.
The removed horses have been checked by a veterinarian and are now being readied for the BLM’s wild horse and burro Adoption and Sales Program.
Details about the gather, including daily gather reports, can be found on the North Lander Complex gather webpage.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.