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Wild Horses vs Tribal Rights | Reno News
Wild horses are set to be rounded up starting July 8th in California and Nevada, targeting 450 animals outside the designated Montgomery Pass territory—where only 138 to 230 are supposed to live. Officials say the overpopulation is wrecking habitats, including bird nesting grounds and Mono Lake’s rock formations, and endangering public safety. But the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe is fighting back, calling the roundup an act of cultural erasure that violates tribal consultation laws and threatens sacred sites like burial grounds and petroglyphs. They also fear the horses’ welfare will be…
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