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In February of 2012, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimated that there are approximately 37,300 wild horses and burros roaming BLM managed land in the western states of the United States.

More information about how this number is estimated can be found at this link.

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/whbprogram/herd_management.html

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