Death Valley Auxiliary Roundup Day 9

The incident began on April 25.  Gather stats through May 3:

• Target: Burros
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Captured: 170, up from 137 on Day 7
• Average daily take: 18.9
• Capture goal: 490
• Removal goal: 490
• Returned: None
• Deaths: 1, no change from Day 7
• Shipped: 170, up from 137 on Day 7

The cumulative total includes 73 jacks, 77 jennies and 20 foals.

Youngsters represented 11.8% of the animals captured.  Of the adults, 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 12% per year.

The location of the trap site was not provided.  Three HAs are involved.

Day 9 ended with -1 unaccounted-for animals, more animals disbursed than captured.

The number of burros removed to date is 170.

Other statistics:

• AML: Zero
• Forage assigned to burros: None
• Pre-gather population: Unknown
• Forage liberated to date: 1,020 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 850 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: Unknown
• Burros displaced from area by permitted grazing: Unknown
• True AML: Unknown
• Stocking rate at new AML: Unknown
• Burros displaced from area by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Death Valley Auxiliary Roundup Day 7.