The incident started on January 9. Results through January 23:
- Target: Burros
- Method: Helicopter
- Type: Planned
- Category: Cruel and costly*
- Goals: Gather 1,000, remove 960
- Better way: Get rid of them with PZP, let the ranchers have most of the resources*
- Captured: 1,112, up from 986 on Day 13
- Shipped: 900, up from 772 on Day 13
- Released: None
- Deaths: 2, no change from Day 13
- Average daily take: 74.1
- Unaccounted-for animals: 210
The figures in this post are based on the daily reports, not the totals in the sidebar.
The capture goal has been exceeded by 11.2%.
The death rate is 0.2%.
The capture total includes 445 jacks, 505 jennies and 162 foals.
Youngsters represented 14.6% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female.
The name of the contractor was not given and the location of the trap site was not disclosed.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 6,672 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 5,560 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.
*According to advocates
RELATED: Black Mountain Roundup, Day 13.
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