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Wild Mustangs Remain Hot Topic In Far West
The Nevada dispute over wild horses extends to Oregon Idaho and New Mexico as observers document life in Stone Cabin Valley near Tonopah. The piece recounts band dynamics breeding patterns and the long fight over roundups and federal protections culminating in the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act and a pending Supreme Court decision.
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Far West
Ernest Elms
Copley
Nevada
Oregon
Idaho
New Mexico
Wiiter
Stone Cabin Valley
Tonopah
Mississippi River
Velma Johnston
Reno
Hope Ryden
Congress
Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior
Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
New Mexico Livestock Board
United States
U.S. Supreme Court