Shawave Roundup, Day 15

Gather stats through August 17:

  • Horses captured: 1,120
  • Burros captured: 220
  • Animal deaths: 9

Helicopters were grounded on August 16 while a new trap was set up.

Foals represented 19.4% of the horses captured.

The five HMAs assigned to the Blue Wing Complex cover about 46% of the land in the Blue Wing-Seven Troughs allotment but the horses and burros receive only 18% of the authorized forage.

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