This story was updated at 4:47 p.m. EDT.
Two federal courts last week handed the Bureau of Land Management mixed decisions on the agency’s management of wild horses and burros.
At issue in both cases: BLM’s herd management area plans covering hundreds of thousands of acres that set goals and outline action the bureau might need to take, such as increased roundups and removals, to achieve those objectives.
A BLM spokesperson said the agency had no comment on the court decisions.