The incident started on February 5. Results through April 7:
- Scope: Lake Pleasant HMA
- Target: Burros
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- Goals: Gather 400, remove 400
- Captured: 247, up from 183 on Day 51
- Shipped: 180, no change from Day 51
- Released: None
- Deaths: 4, up from 3 on Day 51
- Average daily take: 3.9
- Unaccounted-for animals: 63
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A jenny died on Day 55 after colliding with the trap.
The death rate is 1.6%.
The capture total includes 95 jacks, 124 jennies and 28 foals.
A freeze-marked horse was caught on Day 61 and returned to its owner.
Youngsters represented 11.3% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 43.4% were male and 56.6% were female.
The HA and HMA are the same size. The area is subject to permitted grazing.
- Forage liberated to date: 1,482 AUMs per year
- Water liberated to date: 1,235 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 51.
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