Desatoya Roundup Day 10

The incident began on January 16.  Gather stats through January 25:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Captured: 188, up from 147 on Day 6
• Average daily take: 18.8
• Capture goal: 233
• Removal goal: 150
• Returned: 2, no change from Day 6
• Deaths: 3, up from 2 on Day 6
• Shipped: 115, up from 83 on Day 6

A stallion was euthanized on Day 9, boosting the death rate to 1.6%.

The cumulative total includes 82 stallions, 80 mares and 26 foals.

Youngsters represented 13.8% of the horses captured, consistent with a herd growth rate of 9% per year, assuming a 5% death rate.

Of the adults, 50.6% were stallions and 49.4% were mares.

Body condition scores were not reported.

The location of the trap site within the HMA was not provided.

Day 10 ended with 68 unaccounted-for animals.

The number of horses removed to date is 186.  Mares returned to the HMA will be treated with GonaCon Equine.

Other statistics:

• AML: 180
• Forage assigned to horses: 2,160 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 277
• Forage liberated to date: 2,232 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 1,860 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 9,608 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 801
• True AML: 981
• Stocking rate at new AML: 6.1 wild horses per thousand acres
• Horses displaced from HMA by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Desatoya Roundup Day 6.