Federal authorities have gathered 85 wild horses during the first five days of an emergency roundup in the mountains west of Las Vegas with a goal of removing 200 mustangs from the range around Cold Creek.
The Forest Service said three mares were euthanized due to their emaciated state, and a foal was euthanized after breaking a leg.
A crew launched the operation after the Forest Service and the BLM determined that poor range conditions had left the herd at risk of starvation.
Some of the horses collected so far have been trucked to a holding facility in Ridgecrest where they’ll eventually be offered for adoption or transferred to long-term off-range housing.
