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Storm Damage Forces Closure of BLM Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corrals

Wednesday, February 7

Storm damage at the Bureau of Land Management Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro corrals has forced the closure of the corrals for the week. The damage was sustained to the office lobby as part of the ceiling collapsed; the storm also created unsafe conditions in...

BLM Litchfield Corrals Re-open Following Strangles Outbreak

Friday, May 12

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced reopening the Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corral for visits, adoptions, and purchases. The facility had temporarily closed to allow for the recovery of a group of animals that had contracted an equine infection known as...

“Strangles” Infection Spreads in Wild Horse and Burros at Litchfield Corrals

Friday, March 17

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has halted public visits and adoptions at its wild horse and burro corrals in Litchfield, California, due to an outbreak of the bacterial infection "strangles." This bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract causes symptoms such as nasal...

BLM Litchfield Corrals Reopen for Adoptions

Friday, February 10

The Bureau of Land Management’s Litchfield corrals has thawed out. The Wild Horse and Burro refuge has reopened for animal adoptions and purchases after icy conditions forced the stables closed for safety reasons.Monday through Friday from 8 to 4 pm, you can tour the...

Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro Corrals Close Due to Widespread Bacterial Infection

Wednesday, October 13

The Litchfield Wild horse and burro corrals close due to widespread bacterial infection among several of the horses. Pending lab results the horses gathered from the northwest Nevada public lands in the Surprise Complex wild horse and burro gather seem to be infected with...