North Lander Roundup, Day 13

The incident started on July 1.  Results through July 13:

• Scope: North Lander Complex
• Target: Horses
• AML: 536
• Pre-gather population: 3,035
• True AML: 4,616
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 2,766, remove 2,716
• Captured: 1,924, up from 1,640 on Day 11
• Shipped: 1,661, up from 1,461 on Day 11
• Released: None
• Deaths: 10, no change from Day 11
• Average daily take: 148.0
• Unaccounted-for animals: 253

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The death rate is 0.5%.

The capture total includes 760 stallions, 812 mares and 352 foals.

Youngsters represented 18.3% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 13% per year.

Land managers often use a growth rate of 20% per year to predict herd sizes and management actions.

Of the adults, 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 23,088 AUMs per year
• Water: 19,240 gallons per day

The June 3 schedule indicates that 20 mares will be treated with fertility control pesticides and returned to the range but this is not discussed at the gather page.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: North Lander Roundup, Day 11.