Blue Wing Roundup, Day 9

The incident started on July 8. Results through July 16:

Scope: Blue Wing Complex
Target: Horses and burros
AML: 555 horses and 90 burros
Pre-gather population: 1,912 horses and 476 burros
Type: Planned
Method: Helicopter
Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
Better way: Snuff out new life with PZP (according to advocates)
Goals
- Horses: Gather 1,373 and remove 1,333
- Burros: Gather 356 and remove 356
Captured
- Horses: 357, up from 255 on Day 7
- Burros: 360, no change from Day 7
Shipped
- Horses: 293, up from 97 on Day 7
- Burros: 353, no change from Day 7
Released
- Horses: 1, no change from Day 7
- Burros: None
Deaths
- Horses: 8, up from 5 on Day 7
- Burros: 8, no change from Day 7
Average daily take
- Horses: 39.7
- Burros: 40.9
Unaccounted-for animals
- Horses: 55
- Burros: -1
Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

Horses

A stallion was dispatched on Day 8 because of a club foot, a mare was put down for a leg deformity and another stallion was killed because of a fractured shoulder, boosting the death rate to 2.2%.

The capture total includes 138 stallions, 144 mares and 75 foals.

Youngsters represented 21% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

Burros

The capture goal has been reached.

More burros were processed than caught, throwing the numbers out of balance.

Captured – Shipped – Released – Dead = 360 – 353 – 0 – 8 = -1

The death rate is 2.2%.

The capture total includes 186 jacks, 152 jennies and 22 foals.

Youngsters represented 6.1% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 55% were male and 45% were female.