Lawmakers, agency look for ways to safely round up 82,000 wild horses spread across 10 states

The federal government is corralling some of the 82,000 wild horses living on public lands in ten western states. This year the bureau, known as BLM, is tasked with slimming the herds of wild horses and burros to 20,000. To help heard the animals, the bureau uses special tools like helicopters.

Jeff Fontana has been working with the Federal Bureau of Land Management for more than 30 years—helping care for America's wild horses. 

"Helicopters are a safe and efficient way to move a large number of animals across a landscape," Fontana told CBS News' Joy Benedict at the Twin Peaks Range in Lassen Couty, California.