The incident started on May 1. Results through June 14:
- Scope: Bordo Atravesado HMA
- Target: Horses
- Type: Planned
- Method: Bait
- AML: 60
- Estimated population: 276
- Goals: Gather 235, remove 225
- Captured: 234, no change from Day 41
- Shipped: 178, up from 97 on Day 41
- Released: 31, up from zero on Day 41
- Deaths: 8, no change from Day 41
- Average daily take: 5.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 17
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
No details were given for the horses released.
The death rate is 3.4%.
The capture total includes 115 stallions, 91 mares and 28 foals.
Youngsters represented 12.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of seven percent per year.
Of the adults, 55.8% were male and 44.2% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The destination of shipped animals was not stated.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,436 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,030 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 41.
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