The incident started on January 9. Results through January 19:
- 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: 833, up from 662 on Day 9
- Shipped: 772, up from 449 on Day 9
- Released: None
- Deaths: 1, no change from Day 9
- Average daily take: 75.7
- Unaccounted-for animals: 60
The figures in this post are based on the daily reports, not the totals in the sidebar.
Helicopters did not fly on Day 11 due to maintenance.
The death rate is 0.1%.
The capture total includes 345 jacks, 375 jennies and 113 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.6% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 4,998 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 4,165 gallons per day
The National Data Viewer shows habitat loss and overlapping allotments. Click on map to open in new tab.
The management plan assigns 2.5 times more forage to livestock than the burros.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
The incident will likely conclude in three days.
*According to advocates
RELATED: Black Mountain Roundup, Day 9.
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