The incident concluded today with 1,971 horses captured, 1,936 shipped, five released and 29 dead.
The figures above were taken from the sidebar at the gather page. They don’t balance.
1,971 ≠ 1,936 + 5 + 29
The capture total included 769 stallions, 893 mares and 309 foals.
Youngsters represented 15.7% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female.
The death rate was 1.5%.
Video of a stallion that shattered a hind leg while trying to jump the trap was picked up by major news outlets in support of the helicopter ban, even though it had nothing to do with helicopters.
A U.S. district judge allowed the roundup to continue after hearing arguments from attorneys representing the advocates and the BLM.
Other groups insisted that wild horse populations should be controlled with ovary-killing pesticides, not motorized equipment.
The South roundup ended on July 26.
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Western Horse Watchers Association 