Antelope Roundup North, Day 27

The incident began on July 9. Results through August 4:

Scope: Spruce-Pequop, Goshute, Antelope Valley HMAs
Purpose: Pest control, resource enforcement, rancher protection
Target: Horses
Type: Planned
Method: Helicopter
Category: Cruel and costly*
Better way: Poison mares with ovary-killing pesticides*
Captured: 1,530, up from 1,344 on Day 25
Average daily take: 56.7
Capture goal: 2,000
Removal goal: 2,000
Returned: 5, no change from Day 25
Deaths: 21, up from 17 on Day 25
Shipped: 1,449, up from 1,251 on Day 25

The figures above are based on the daily reports, not the totals posted by the BLM.

The number of horses captured is 1,536 and the number shipped is 1,451 according to the figures in the sidebar.

A mare and colt were put down on Day 26 due to pre-existing fractures. A mare was euthanized on Day 27 due to a tumor and a stallion was dispatched due to curvature of the spine.

All four survived the chase and would probably be alive today if there was no roundup.

The death rate is 1.4%.

The capture total includes 600 stallions, 699 mares and 231 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.2% were male and 53.8% were female.

A 15% birth rate corresponds to a growth rate of 10% per year, a bit less than the 20% growth rate used by land managers to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Body condition scores on Days 26 and 27 ranged from 2 to 4.

The location of the trap site was not disclosed.

The HMAs and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.