The incident started on January 9. Results through January 17:
- Target: Burros
- Method: Helicopter
- Type: Planned
- Category: Cruel and costly*
- Goals: Gather 1,000, remove 960
- Better way: Beat the population down with PZP, let the ranchers have their way*
- Captured: 662, up from 443 on Day 7
- Shipped: 449, up from 314 on Day 7
- Released: None
- Deaths: 1, up from zero on Day 7
- Average daily take: 73.6
- Unaccounted-for animals: 212
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A burro was dispatched on Day 9. No details were given.
The death rate is 0.2%.
Youngsters represented 13.3% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 3,972 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 3,310 gallons per day
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The management plan assigns 2.5 times more forage to livestock than the burros.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
*According to advocates
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