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West s wild-horse roundups expand; Ex governor sues state for removal
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West s wild-horse roundups expand
The Associated Press
RENO, Nev. Federal land managers have begun efforts to capture about 50% more wild horses than originally planned this year because of severe drought across the U.S. West about 6,000 additional animals primarily in Nevada, Oregon and Colorado.
The Bureau of Land Management said the emergency roundups that began Sunday in Oregon and Monday in Nevada concentrate on places where chronic overpopulation of the herds already has stretched the available food and water to its limits.
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