The incident started on February 5. Results through February 26:
- Scope: Lake Pleasant HMA
- Target: Burros
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait trap
- Goals: Gather 400, remove 400
- Captured: 144, up from 101 on Day 16
- Shipped: 93, no change from Day 16
- Released: None
- Deaths: 3, down from 4 on Day 16
- Average daily take: 6.5
- Unaccounted-for animals: 48
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The two deaths reported on Day 16 have been zeroed out.
A jack was dispatched on Day 22 for a broken leg.
The death rate is 2.1%.
The capture total includes 66 jacks, 61 jennies and 17 foals.
Youngsters represented 11.8% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female.
The HA and HMA are the same size. The area is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 864 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 720 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 16.
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