Piceance Roundup, Part 2 Day 5

The incident began on July 15.  Gather stats through July 19:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly
• Captured: 392, up from 292 on Day 3
• Average daily take: 78.4
• Capture goal: 1,050
• Removal goal: 750
• Returned: None, no change from Day 3
• Deaths: 2, no change from Day 3
• Shipped: 295, up from 172 on Day 3

The death rate declined from 0.7% on Day 3 to 0.5% on Day 5.

The total, based on the daily reports, includes 143 stallions, 176 mares and 73 foals.

Youngsters represented 18.6% of the animals captured.  Of the adults, 44.8% were male and 55.2% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

Day 5 ended with 95 unaccounted-for animals.

Mares treated with fertility control may be returned to the area at a later date.

Other statistics:

• Horses allowed by plan (AML): 235
• Forage assigned to horses: 2,820 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 1,385
• Forage liberated to date: 4,704 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 3,920 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 6,840 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 570
• True AML: 805
• Stocking rate at new AML: 4.2 horses per thousand acres
• Horses displaced from HMA by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Piceance Roundup, Part 2 Day 3.