The current population, as of March 1, is thought to be 53,797 wild horses and 19,333 wild burros, compared to AMLs of 22,637 and 2,919, according to the new report.
The total number of HMAs has dropped to 175 from 177, as a result of the Rock Springs RMP Amendments, now under appeal.
Western Horse Watchers was unable to find an announcement at the BLM news site.
The report was posted to the Program Data page.
The facility report has not been updated since September but, as of today, there are probably more wild horses in off-range holding than on the range.
AMLs represent the number of animals allowed by plan, not the number of animals the land can support.
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