Lake Pleasant Roundup, Day 6

The incident started on February 5.  Results through February 10:

• Scope: Lake Pleasant HMA
• Target: Burros
• Type: Planned
• Method: Bait trap
• Goals: Gather 400, remove 400
• Captured: 29, up from 10 on Day 1
• Shipped: None
• Released: None
• Deaths: None
• Average daily take: 4.8
• Unaccounted-for animals: 29

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Youngsters represented 24.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 50% were male and 50% were female.

The HA and HMA are the same size.  The area is subject to permitted grazing.

• Forage liberated to date: 174 AUMs per year
• Water liberated to date: 145 gallons per day

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

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