Chemehuevi Roundup, Day 23

The incident began on August 11 and does not appear in the latest schedule.

As of September 2, 172 burros have been trapped, 172 have been shipped and none have died, according to figures at the gather page.

The daily reports provide totals only.

The capture and removal goals are 275 each.

The cumulative total includes 79 jacks, 65 jennies and 28 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.3% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female.

The herd can’t be growing at rate of 20% per year with a birth rate of 16%.

The location of the trap was not specified.

The Day 22 report said nine burros had been caught during the night but were set free by hunters who did not want them in a confined space when they started shooting.

Day 23 ended with no unaccounted-for animals.

RELATED: Chemehuevi Nuisance Roundup in Progress.

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