Washington-Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has written Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, and Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, over the deaths of some 72 wild horses and one antelope at the Tonopah Test Range in southern Nevada. Reid said the animals died near a watering hole, and initial reports have suggested that the likely cause of death was high levels of nitrate toxicity in the water. Reid said there are concerns in the area that the deaths were from serious mismanagement of the test range. Reid is seeking a full investigation, noting that while the Air Force holds the primary position in the operations of the land, the same area also remains under the purview of the Bureau of Land Management.
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