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Wild horses to be put up for adoption or sold to protect herd from overpopulation

By Fox 13 · October 2, 2026 · 1 min read
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As the overpopulation of wild horses continues in southwestern Utah, the Bureau of Land Management is working to keep the herd healthy by removing hundreds of horses. BLM officials said the wild horse population has grown beyond what is sustainable in the Sulphur Herd Management Area that spans 230,000 acres across Iron, Beaver, and Millard counties.

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