The incident will begin on or about September 25, according to a BLM news release.
The agency will gather approximately 122 wild horses, remove approximately 24 excess animals and treat up to 49 mares with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide.
Those mares will be returned to the area with up to 49 stallions.
The event, billed as catch-treat-release in the August 28 schedule, will be open to public observation.
The current population is thought to be 152, not including this year’s foal crop.
The AML is 127-180.
The HMA covers 161,678 total acres in central Nevada, including 157,838 public acres, and is subject to permitted grazing.
The stocking rate allowed by plan is 1.1 wild horses per thousand public acres, in line with the target rate across all HMAs of one wild horse per thousand acres.
The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss on the east side.
Land managers have determined that the Mount Airy HA is not fit for wild horses but is well-suited for livestock.
The operation supports three goals of rangeland management: Pest control, resource enforcement and rancher protection.
A roundup last year removed approximately 160 will horses from the area.
Excess animals will be taken to the off-range corrals at Palomino Valley.
Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
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