A Texas billionaire’s wife bought two ranches in Elko County to serve as an eco-sanctuary for wild horses. Her opponents are the county commission and ranchers.
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Nevada ranchers, living off the range for generations, see their way of life threatened by environmentalists, mining companies and efforts to save endangered species.
Forty years after Congress passed a law protecting wild horses from harm, the program to manage the animals has become unbridled. And it’s costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year.
The Hughes ranch in Bartlesville, Okla., has been home to thousands of America’s wild horses since 1989. They were rounded up in the West, half from Nevada, to make the 1,400-mile trailer trek to the Midwest.
Laura Leigh posts videos, photos and blogs on the Internet to expose what she sees as abuse. She’s filed lawsuits against the BLM on a regular basis, trying to halt roundups.