By james art 
ADA COUNTY, Idaho — Follow the BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program for adoption information.
In late September, BLM Idaho rounded up about 70 wild horses from multiple pastures after wildfires like the Jump Fire burned hundreds of thousands of acres, burning away the horses’ food source.
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The Sands Basin Herd was gathered from the mountains beyond Marsing, and the Four Mile Herd was gathered from the area where the Paddock Fire burned nearly 200,000 acres, north of Emmett.
“And now we’re taking care of them at the Boise Wild Horse Off-Range Coral,” said Heather Thiel-Nelson, BLM public affairs specialist.
Several people came to the enclosures on Saturday for a public viewing.
The BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program says they haven’t seen any injured horses from the fire, but almost all of the land has burned.
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“Which necessitated our urgent action to round up these animals so we can make sure they have enough food and water to sustain them until they can be returned to the habitat,” Thiel-Nelson said.
There is no timeline for when the herds will be returned to their pastures, as they must wait for the land to be healthy again to support the population.
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Mares will be administered a fertility vaccine called “Gonacon,” which the BLM says will reduce pregnancy rates to keep population levels at a healthy level.
Horses unfit for return to pasture may be available for adoption sometime next year.