The incident started on May 1. Results through May 24:
- Scope: Bordo Atravesado HMA
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- AML: 60
- Estimated population: 276
- Goals: Gather 235, remove 225
- Captured: 173, up from 143 on Day 21
- Shipped: None
- Released: None
- Deaths: 5, no change from Day 21
- Average daily take: 7.2
- Unaccounted-for animals: 168
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The death rate is 2.9%.
The capture total includes 86 stallions, 64 mares and 23 foals.
Youngsters represented 13.3% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 57.3% were male and 42.7% were female.
Body condition scores are not known.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The destination of captured animals is not known.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,076 AUMs per year
- Water: 1,730 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 21.
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