They were stuck in mud at the bottom of a dried-up pond according to a story by ABC4 News of Salt Lake City.
The mom was so exhausted and dehydrated they killed her on the spot.
The baby was taken an unnamed corral where it was killed due to extreme dehydration.
A photo of the pond suggests it was man made, constructed perhaps by one or more of the permittees.
The following allotments overlap the HMA, with some land extending beyond its boundary:
- Dry Wash
- South Ferron
- South Sid and Charley
- Globe Link
- Lone Tree
- Red Canyon
- Temple Mountain
- McKay Flat
- Hondo
- Mussentuchit
All are in the Price Field Office except Mussentuchit, which is in the Richfield office.
The Authorization Use Reports (Price | Richfield) indicate that every authorization is currently in its off season, meaning there is no livestock grazing in the HMA.
So who cares if the pond goes dry?
The report did not indicate if it was filled by rainfall or if water was piped from a nearby spring or well.
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