The incident started on July 1. Results through July 17:
- 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: 2,454, up from 2,247 on Day 15
- Shipped: 2,310, up from 2,046 on Day 15
- Released: None
- Deaths: 14, up from 13 on Day 15
- Average daily take: 144.4
- Unaccounted-for animals: 130
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A mare, age unknown, was found dead in temporary holding on Day 16. Necropsy revealed head/neck trauma.
The death rate is 0.6%.
The capture total includes 961 stallions, 1,047 mares and 446 foals.
Youngsters represented 18.2% 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, 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed. Four HMAs are involved.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 29,448 AUMs per year
- Water: 24,540 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 15.
Western Horse Watchers Association 