Blue Wing Roundup Over

The incident concluded today with 1.305 horses captured, 1,268 shipped, three released and 34 dead.

There were no unaccounted-for animals.

The capture and removal goals were 1,373 and 1,333, respectively.

The death rate was 2.6%.

The average daily take was 52.2.

Body condition scores were not given.

The capture total included 536 stallions, 544 mares and 225 foals.

Youngsters represented 17.2% of the animals captured, consistent with a herd growth rate of 12% per year.

Of the adults, 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female, well within the limits of variation from a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

Video of the abuse of a captured horse gave the advocates an opportunity to sell mass sterilization as a practical alternative to helicopter trapping.

The number of horses removed depends on the number returned.

The June 3 schedule indicates that 40 mares will be treated with a fertility control pesticide and be returned to the Complex, leaving open the possibility of another GonaCon crime scene.

As for the burros, 360 were captured, 353 were shipped, none were released and eight died.

More animals were processed than caught, putting the unaccounted-for total at -1.

The capture and removal goals were identical at 356 each.

The death rate was 2.2%.

The average daily take was 14.4.

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

Youngsters represented 6.1% of the animals captured.

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

There were no plans to treat any of the burros with pesticides and return them to the range.

The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.  The roundup liberated 17,784 AUMs per year, giving new hope to the Blue Wing permittees.

RELATED: Blue Wing Roundup Announced.

UPDATE: The BLM news release was issued on August 7.