Red Rock Roundup, Day 5

The incident started on April 29.  Results through May 3:

• Scope: Red Rock HMA
• Target: Horses and burros
• Type: Planned
• Method: Bait
• Goals: Gather 112 horses and remove 92, gather 70 burros and remove 70
• Captured: 97 horses, up from 84 on Day 3, and 40 burros, up from zero on Day 3
• Shipped: 82 horses, up from 69 on Day 3
• Released: None
• Deaths: 2 horses, 1 burro
• Average daily take: 19.4 horses, 40 burros
• Unaccounted-for animals: 13 horses, 39 burros

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Trapping shifted from horses to burros on Day 5.

Horses

Two stallions were dispatched on Day 3, bringing the death rate to 2.1%.

The capture total includes 44 stallions, 38 mares and 15 foals.

Youngsters represented 15.5% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

Burros

A jack was found dead in an open trap on Day 5, putting the death rate at 2.5%.

The capture total includes 18 jacks, 21 jennies and one foal.

Youngsters represented 2.5% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 46.2% were male and 53.8% were female.

General

The location of the trap site was given.

The HMA is not subject to permitted grazing.

Up to ten mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, and be returned to the range with up to ten stallions.

There are no such plans for the burros.

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