The incident will begin on or about March 18 according to today’s announcement.
The capture and removal goals are identical, 22 each.
There are no plans to treat any of the jennies with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
Operations will not be open to public observation.
Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals at Palomino Valley.
Gather stats and daily reports will be posted to this page.
The HMA has an AML of 41 and is subject to permitted grazing.
The HA was trimmed on the north and south sides to liberate two neighboring allotments from the wild horse and burro program.
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