Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 17

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The incident began on November 8.  Results through November 24:

  • Scope: Clan Alpine HMA
  • 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: 1,302, up from 1,198 on Day 15
  • Average daily take: 76.6
  • Capture goal: 1,594
  • Removal goal: 1,381
  • Returned: 1, no change from Day 15
  • Deaths: 18, no change from Day 15
  • Shipped: 1,102, up from 964 on Day 15

The sidebar shows two stallions released but only one was documented in the daily reports.

Two domestic horses were picked up on Day 16 and turned over to the state.

The death rate is 1.4%.

The capture total includes 525 stallions, 606 mares and 171 foals.

Youngsters represented 13.1% of the animals gathered, suggesting the herd is growing at a rate of eight percent per year.

Of the adults, 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female.

Body condition scores on Days 16 and 17 ranged from 3 to 4.

The HMA and surrounding lands are subject to permitted grazing.

*According to advocates.

Clan Alpine HMA with Allotments 06-17-23

Day 17 ended with 181 unaccounted-for animals.

To date, 81 mares have been treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide.

They will be returned the range with up to 121 stallions.

Other statistics:

  • Forage liberated to date: 15,612 AUMs per year
  • Water liberated to date: 13,010 gallons per day
  • Horses allowed by plan: 979
  • Pre-gather population: 1,661 plus this year’s foals
  • Forage assigned to horses: 11,748 AUMs per year
  • Forage assigned to livestock: 6,796 AUMs per year
  • Horses displaced from HMA by permitted grazing: 566
  • True AML: 1,545
  • Stocking rate at new AML: 5.2 wild horses per thousand public acres
  • Horses displaced by drilling and mining: Ask the advocates

RELATED: Clan Alpine Roundup, Day 15.

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