Swasey Roundup, Day 5

The incident started on July 20.  Results through July 24:

• Scope: Swasey HMA
• Target: Horses
• AML: 100
• Pre-gather population: 287
• True AML: 749
• Type: Planned
• Method: Helicopter
• Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
• Better way: Pummel mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
• Goals: Gather 166, remove 154
• Captured: 157, up from 85 on Day 3
• Shipped: 139, up from 71 on Day 3
• Released: None
• Deaths: None
• Average daily take: 31.4
• Unaccounted-for animals: 18

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The capture total includes 50 stallions, 79 mares and 28 foals.

Youngsters represented 17.8% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 38.8% were male and 61.2% were female.

Body condition scores were not given.

The location of the trap site is not known.

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

• Forage: 1,884 AUMs per year
• Water: 1,570 gallons per day

The June 3 schedule indicates that 10 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range but this is not discussed at the gather page.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Swasey Roundup, Day 3.