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Colorado has a wild horse problem. Could its expanded birth control darting program be a model for the West?

Strategy to meet BLM population caps has relied on volunteers. Now, the state is paying for professionals.

Wild horses roam the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area area near Maybell, Colorado, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Wild horses roam the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area area near Maybell, Colorado, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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