The incident started on February 5. Results through February 20:
- Scope: Lake Pleasant HMA
- Target: Burros
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait trap
- Goals: Gather 400, remove 400
- Captured: 101, up from 55 on Day 10
- Shipped: 93, up from 28 on Day 10
- Released: None
- Deaths: 4, up from zero on Day 10
- Average daily take: 6.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 4
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
Activity has been occurring almost every day but updates are not.
Two deaths were reported on Day 15 and two on Day 16. Two were accidental and two were intentional. The sidebar only shows two deaths.
The death rate is 4%.
The capture total includes 46 jacks, 42 jennies and 13 foals.
Youngsters represented 12.9% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female.
The HA and HMA are the same size. The area is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 606 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 505 gallons per day
There are no plans to treat any of the jennies with fertility control pesticides and return them to the HMA.
The roundup will remove animals that are damaging private property and creating a public safety hazard, purposes for which PZP was not authorized.
The incident supports three tenets of rangeland management.
RELATED: Lake Pleasant Roundup, Day 10.
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