Beatys Butte wild horse gather, 2015 (22830219815)

In early November of 2015, the BLM aimed to gather wild horses from the Beaty Butte Management Area. The remote southern Oregon location is 65 miles east of Lakeview and adjacent to the Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.
The Beaty Butte herd is estimated to have 1,200 wild horses, six times the designated management level. The goal of this gather is to maintain the natural ecological balance of the range.
On Day 2 of the gather, Nov. 5, Fred Woehl, chairman of the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, visited the site and spoke with students from Adel and Plush schools.
More information about the 2015 Beaty Butte gather is available here: http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/whb/beaty_gather.php" www.blm.gov/or/resources/whb/beaty_gather.php</a>

Photos: Larisa Bogardus and Larry Moore, BLM