The incident started on February 5. Results through March 26:
- Scope: Lake Pleasant HMA
- Target: Burros
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 400, remove 400
- Captured: 183, up from 144 on Day 22
- Shipped: 180, up from 93 on Day 22
- Released: None
- Deaths: 3, no change from Day 22
- Average daily take: 3.6
- Unaccounted-for animals: 0
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No activity was reported between February 28 and March 25.
The death rate is 1.6%.
The capture total includes 78 jacks, 80 jennies and 25 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.7% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female.
The HA and HMA are the same size. The area is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 1,098 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 915 gallons per day
There are no plans to treat any of the jennies with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The roundup targets 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 22.
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