The incident started on May 1. Results through May 16:
- Scope: Bordo Atravesado HMA
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- AML: 60
- Estimated population: 276
- Goals: Gather 235, remove 225
- Captured: 140, up from 129 on Day 13
- Shipped: None
- Released: None
- Deaths: 2, no change from Day 13
- Average daily take: 8.8
- Unaccounted-for animals: 140
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The death rate is 1.4%.
The capture total includes 69 stallions, 53 mares and 18 foals.
Youngsters represented 12.9% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 56.6% were male and 43.4% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The destination of captured animals was not disclosed.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 1,680 AUMs per year
- Water: 1,400 gallons per day
Ten mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine, a fertility control pesticide, and be returned to the range according to the latest schedule.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
RELATED: Bordo Atravesado Roundup, Day 13.
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