The incident began on July 23.  Gather stats through August 2:

• Target: Horses and burros
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly
• Horses captured: 1,211, up from 945 on Day 7
• Burros captured: 38, up from 2 on Day 7
• Average daily take: 110.1 horses, 3.5 burros
• Capture goal: 1,978 horses, 339 burros
• Removal goal: 1,868 horses, 339 burros
• Horses returned: None, no change from Day 7
• Burros returned: None, no change from Day 7
• Horse deaths: 18, up from 14 on Day 7
• Burro deaths: None, no change from Day 7
• Horses shipped: 1,016, up from 694 on Day 7
• Burros shipped: 38, up from 2 on Day 7

Data quality is poor.  The figures above are based on the daily reports.  They may differ from the totals at the gather page.

A colt was found dead in the pens on Day 8, cause unknown.  A stallion was put down after breaking his neck on panel while loading.

On Day 11, two foals were put down for injuries and wounds.

The horse death rate is 1.5%.

The horse total includes 472 stallions, 539 mares and 200 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.5% of the horses captured.  Of the adults, 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 17% per year.

A better estimate would be 12% per year, assuming a death rate of 5% per year.

Body condition scores since Day 7 ranged from 4 to 5.

The trap is in the North Twin Peaks Home Range (whatever that means).

The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.

Day 11 ended with 177 unaccounted-for horses and no unaccounted-for burros.

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

Other statistics:

• AML: 758 horses and 116 burros, equivalent to 816 horses
• Forage assigned to horses and burros: 9,792 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 3,316 horses and 401 burros, equivalent to 3,516 horses
• Forage liberated to date: 14,760 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 12,300 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 27,178 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Animals displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 2,264 horses
• True AML: 3,022 horses and 116 burros, equivalent to 3,080 horses
• Stocking rate at new AML: 4.1 horses per thousand acres
• Horses displaced from HMA by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Twin Peaks Roundup, Day 7.

Observers were placed more than a mile from the trap location on Day 1, which was blocked with trailers, and captured animals were taken to a corral that’s off limits to public observation, according to the news release.

The complaint cites infringement of rights protected by the First Amendment.

A previous complaint involved HMAPs and the lack of current information in the planning process.

RELATED: Blue Wing Legal Action Centers Around HMAPs.

The incident began on July 17.  Gather stats through August 2:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly
• Captured: 647, up from 552 on Day 15
• Average daily take: 38.1
• Capture goal: 1,900
• Removal goal: 1,800
• Returned: None, no change from Day 15
• Deaths: 14, up from 13 on Day 15
• Shipped: 554, up from 473 on Day 15

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

A filly was euthanized on Day 17 due to weak tendons.

The death rate is 2.2%.

The capture total includes 232 stallions, 304 mares and 111 foals.

Youngsters represented 17.2% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 43.3% were male and 56.7% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 17% per year.

A better estimate would be 12% per year, assuming a death rate of 5% per year.

The observed percentages of stallions and mares could not be produced by a simple random process centered at 50% males / 50% females (p-bar = .5, n = 536 adults).

Abnormal sex ratios are often found in herds subject to the Montana Solution but not double-digit birth rates.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap was not disclosed.

The Complex and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

Day 17 ended with 79 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): 821
• Forage assigned to horses: 9,852 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 3,475
• Forage liberated to date: 7,764 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 6,470 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 49,188 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: 4,099
• True AML: 4,911
• Stocking rate at new AML: 3.0 horses per thousand acres
• Horses displaced from Complex by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 15.

Still no reply from the herd manager.

The mare may have been kicked out of her band because she wasn’t bearing any fruit.

Not her fault.

How long before that happens in her new band?

This is what the advocates bring to the table:

• Barren mares
• Confused stallions
• Shrinking herds
• Increasing death rates
• Abnormal sex ratios
• Injuries and infections
• Disruption of natural order

Contrary to the statement in the article, the best-case scenario for Alma is when the advocates are out of the picture.

RELATED: The Untold Story of Alma, Abandoned Currituck Mare?

Operations concluded today, according to a statement at the gather page, with 867 horses captured, 761 shipped, 41 returned and six dead.

The numbers don’t balance.

There were 867 – 761 – 41 – 6 = 59 unaccounted-for animals.

The capture goal was 1,050 and the removal goal was 750.

The 41 horses returned were stallions, probably freed to skew the herd’s sex ratio, reducing its growth rate.

Around 200 mares were to be treated with fertility control and returned to the HMA.

Foals represented approximately 19% of the horses captured.  Of the adults, 45% were male and 55% were female.

The advocates complained that the chase would be too stressful on foals and pregnant mares while concealing their belief that there shouldn’t be any foals or pregnant mares.

An on-site survey found ample forage in the HMA but did not mention that most of it had been reserved for the public-lands ranchers.

Others disputed the rationale for the roundup.

The forage assigned to livestock would support an additional 570 wild horses, for a True AML of 805.

The pre-gather population was thought to be 1,385.

RELATED: Piceance Roundup Starts This Week, Not an Emergency.

The incident started yesterday, according to the gather page, with 174 horses gathered, none shipped and one death.

The deceased jenny was not included in the capture total.

The Blue Wing – Seven Troughs Allotment, which contains the five HMAs affected by the roundup, offers 20,316 active AUMs on 1,192,778 public acres.

The government will collect $27,427 per year in grazing fees from the permittees while it spends $3,089,725 per year to care for the 1,693 wild horses the allotment—that’s right, allotment—would support.

Would you say that permitted grazing is a wise use of the public lands?

RELATED: Blue Wing Roundup Announced.

UPDATE: Only burros were captured on Day 1, 62 jacks, 88 jennies and 24 foals.

An undated report summarizing the facts and circumstances surrounding the loss of 145 wild horses has been added to the Colorado HMA page.

It does not explain why the virus affected the West Douglas horses so severely, when it was found among other horses at the facility.

RELATED: Back to Business as Usual at Cañon City.

The last intelligible report was for gather activity on Friday July 29.

The next one is for Saturday July 31.

The 36 burros shipped to an undisclosed location don’t appear in the daily reports.

No updates have been posted as of this morning.

RELATED: Twin Peaks Roundup, Day 7.

The incident began on July 17.  Gather stats through July 31:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly
• Captured: 552, up from 515 on Day 13
• Average daily take: 36.8
• Capture goal: 1,900
• Removal goal: 1,800
• Returned: None, no change from Day 13
• Deaths: 13, no change from Day 13
• Shipped: 473, no change from Day 13

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Helicopters did not fly on Day 14.  The trap may have been moved to a new location.

The death rate is 2.4%.

The capture total includes 205 stallions, 256 mares and 91 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.5% of the animals gathered.  Of the adults, 44.5% were male and 55.5% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 17% per year.

A better estimate would be 12% per year, assuming a death rate of 5% per year.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap was not disclosed.

The Complex and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

Day 15 ended with 66 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): 821
• Forage assigned to horses: 9,852 AUMs per year
• Pre-gather population: 3,475
• Forage liberated to date: 6,624 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 5,520 gallons per day
• Forage assigned to livestock: 49,188 AUMs per year (estimated)
• Horses displaced from Complex by permitted grazing: 4,099
• True AML: 4,911
• Stocking rate at new AML: 3.0 horses per thousand acres
• Horses displaced from Complex by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Triple B Roundup, Day 13.

The incident began on July 15.  Gather stats through July 31:

• Target: Horses
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly
• Captured: 835, up from 776 on Day 15
• Average daily take: 49.1
• Capture goal: 1,050
• Removal goal: 750
• Returned: None, no change from Day 15
• Deaths: 5, up from 3 on Day 15
• Shipped: 668, no change from Day 15

The figures above are based on the daily reports.  The number of horses shipped doesn’t match the total at the gather page.

Two horses were put down on Day 17, presumably, but no details were given.

The death rate is now 0.6%.

The capture total includes 304 stallions, 370 mares and 161 foals.

The eighteen horses taken off the range in Part 1 have been omitted.

Youngsters represented 19.3% of the animals captured.  Of the adults, 45.1% were male and 54.9% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at a rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 19% per year.

A better estimate would be 14% per year, assuming a death rate of 5% per year.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap was not disclosed.

The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

Day 17 ended with 162 unaccounted-for animals.

The capture goal is 80% complete.

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: 10,020 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 8,350 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 15.

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