State veterinarian calls wild horse population an emergency

ELKO — State officials say the wild horse population is too large to be sustained by the rangeland on which the horses live. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that at a public hearing with the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, State Veterinarian Dr. JJ Goicoechea said the horse population is in a state of emergency today and headed toward disaster in the future. Goicoechea says both fertility control and the removal of excess horses is necessary. The Wild Horse and Burro Adviso