The incident will begin on November 20, according to today’s news release.
The capture and removal goals are 140 each.
A helicopter will push the horses into the traps and operations will occur inside the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, where public access is not available.
The HMA covers 318,499 total acres in southern California, including 71,350 BLM acres, with the remainder controlled by the Department of Defense.
The AML is 134 – 168.
The current population was not given.
The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and grazing allotments.
Captured animals will be taken to the Ridgecrest off-range corrals.
Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
A 2021 roundup reduced the population by 214.
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