The incident started on May 1. Results through June 3:
- Scope: Bordo Atravesado HMA
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- AML: 60
- Estimated population: 276
- Goals: Gather 235, remove 225
- Captured: 222, up from 213 on Day 28
- Shipped: 63, up from zero on Day 28
- Released: None
- Deaths: 7, no change from Day 28
- Average daily take: 6.5
- Unaccounted-for animals: 152
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No activity was reported between May 30 and June 3.
The death rate is 3.2%.
The capture total includes 111 stallions, 84 mares and 27 foals.
Youngsters represented 12.2% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven percent per year.
Of the adults, 56.9% were male and 43.1% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The destination of shipped animals was not specified.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,664 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,220 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 28.
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