Today’s news release says 19 animals were dispatched over three days of operations.
The project area was searched at least four times and no additional cattle were seen.
A news release dated February 16 said the best estimate was 150 head.
The number of animals injured and left to die was not reported.
The closure order covering the area of operations will be lifted tomorrow.
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