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Horse count prompts roundup cancellation

January 13, 2011 - 12:00 am
 

CARSON CITY -- The Bureau of Land Management is canceling a wild-horse roundup east of Fallon after an aerial survey showed the number of animals isn't as high as previously thought.

The gather had been scheduled to start around Feb. 1, and mares were to be given fertility treatments.

But BLM field manager Terri Knutson said an aerial census conducted in late December showed the population is low enough that the gather is unnecessary.

Knutson said the federal agency will continue to monitor the herd.

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