The incident started on May 1. Results through May 28:
- Scope: Bordo Atravesado HMA
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- AML: 60
- Estimated population: 276
- Goals: Gather 235, remove 225
- Captured: 213, up from 173 on Day 24
- Shipped: None
- Released: None
- Deaths: 7, up from 5 on Day 24
- Average daily take: 7.6
- Unaccounted-for animals: 206
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
Two horses died on Day 27 due to injuries sustained in capture, sorting or holding, lifting the death rate to 3.3%. No details were given.
To date, only one death has been attributed to pre-existing conditions.
The capture total includes 106 stallions, 81 mares and 26 foals.
Youngsters represented 12.2% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven percent per year.
Of the adults, 56.7% were male and 43.3% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The status of captured animals has not been disclosed.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,556 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,130 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 24.
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