Caliente Roundup Over

The incident concluded on June 29 with 382 horses captured, 371 shipped, none released and 11 dead.

The capture and removal goals were 350 each.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The death rate was 2.9%.

The capture total included 162 stallions, 157 mares and 63 foals.

Youngsters represented 16.5% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female.

No mares were treated with fertility control pesticides and returned to the range.

The Complex consists of nine former HMAs now managed principally for livestock.

RELATED: Caliente Roundup Announced.

UPDATE: The BLM news release did not indicate that the roundup ended with 9.1% overreach and why it was needed in an area unfit for wild horses.

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