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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Aug. 17, 2011

Roundup of wild horses and burros raises questions

It's too late to stop a government roundup of 2,000 wild horses and 200 burros on the California-Nevada border, but serious legal questions about the project remain, a 9th Circuit panel held Monday.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


It's too late to stop a government roundup of 2,000 wild horses and 200 burros on the California-Nevada border, but serious legal questions about the project remain, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Monday.


The case is a new chapter in an epic American saga that has pitted cattle ranchers against wild horse advocates and divided the Wild West since the era of cowboys and Indians. I...

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