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 Wild Horse & Burro Statistics - FY2000 

Animals Adopted by State
End of Year Statistics - FY 2000 (Sept. 30, 2000)
State Horses Burros
Alaska 0 0
Arizona 217 71
California * 623 164
Colorado 309 45
Eastern States * 1,723 499
Idaho 156 45
Montana * 114 37
Nevada 39 7
New Mexico* 483 117
Oregon * 329 46
Utah 257 18
Wyoming * 438 25
National Program 392 48
Totals 5,080 1,112
Animals Removed by State
End of Year Statistics - FY 2000 (Sept. 30, 2000)
State Horses Burros
Alaska 0 0
Arizona 37 752
California * 495 742
Colorado 141 0
Eastern States * 0 0
Idaho 94 0
Montana * 1 0
Nevada 4,022 132
New Mexico* 0 0
Oregon * 250 0
Utah 1,268 0
Wyoming * 733 1
National Program 0 0
Totals 7,004 1,627

* California administers the program in Hawaii; Eastern States administers the wild horse and burro program in the 31 States east of and bordering the Mississippi River and the District of Columbia; Montana adminsters the program in North and South Dakota; New Mexico administers the program in Kansas, Okalahoma, and Texas; Oregon administers the program in the State of Washington; and Wyoming adminsters the program in Nebraska.

Wild Horse and Burro Populations
End of Year Statistics - FY 2000 (Sept. 30, 2000)
State Horses Burros Total
Arizona 275 2,519 2,794
California 3,492 1,481 4,973
Colorado 943 0 943
Idaho 669 0 669
Montana 189 0 189
Nevada 24,321 775 25,096
New Mexico 70 0 70
Oregon 2,635 10 2,645
Utah 3,420 210 3,630
Wyoming 7,615 0 7,615
Total 43,629 4,995 48,624

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