Court Grants Emergency Injunction to Delay BLM Wyoming Wild Horse Roundup

Cheyenne, WY (August 29, 2014)– Late yesterday, the U.S. District Court in Wyoming granted anemergency injunctionto delay until September 12 the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) planned roundup of more than 800 wild horses from public and private lands in the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide BasinHerd Management Areas(HMAs) in an area known as the Wyoming checkerboard.

The injunction allows the American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Preservation), The Cloud Foundation, Return to Freedom, and wild horse photographers Carol Walker and Kimerlee Curyl the opportunity to appeal the district court’sdenial of a motion for a Preliminary Injunctionto stop the roundup, which was also issued late yesterday.

In response to the rulings, the plaintiffs issued the following statement:

The groupsfiled suiton August 1 to block theBLMfrom proceeding with the roundup. For more information on the legal action, please clickhere.

The American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign)is a coalition of more than 50 horseadvocacy, public interest, and conservation organizations dedicated to preserving the American wild horse in viable, free-roaming herds for generations to come, as part of our national heritage. AWHC is a campaign founded and sponsored byReturn to Freedom.

The Cloud Foundationis a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of wild horses and burros on our Western public lands with a focus on protecting Cloud’s herd in the Pryor Mountains of Montana. Cloud is the subject of Foundation founder Ginger Kathrens’ groundbreaking PBS/Nature documentaries.

Return to Freedom (RTF), is the founding and parent organization for the American Wild Horse Conservation. RTF is a national non-profit dedicated to wild horse preservation through sanctuary, education, and conservation, and also operates the American Wild Horse Sanctuary in Lompoc, CA.

Carol WalkerandKimerlee Curylare renowned wild horse photographers who regularly photograph the wild horses of the Adobe Town, Great Divide Basin, and Salt Wells Creek HMAs.

The Cloud Foundation (TCF), American Wild Horse Conservation, Return to Freedom, Carol Walker, and Kimerlee Curyl are being represented by the public interest Washington D.C. law firm ofMeyer Glitzenstein & Crystal.