[KOAT|VIDEO] Hundreds, if not thousands, of wild horses are roaming the New Mexico desert and are being rounded up and, at times, shot and left for dead.
The federal government says New Mexico is overcrowded with them, but advocates say they’re wrong and should be left alone.
State officials say they have no jurisdiction when it comes to people who could be killing horses in the open desert.
According to data obtained by Target 7, There are an estimated 272 horses roaming 28,000 acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
That does not include lands owned by the state and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
BLM says their lands can only support about 83 horses. [FULLSTORY]
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