The incident will begin on or about August 20 according to today’s news release.
The capture goals are 31 wild horses and 290 wild burros.
The removal goals are identical, meaning there are no plans to return any of the animals to the HMA.
The current population is thought to be 378 burros and 31 horses.
A helicopter will push the animals into the trap and operations will be open to public observation.
The HMA covers 66,045 total acres southeast of Hawthorne, NV, including 64,466 public acres, according to the 2024 population dataset.
The 104 burros allowed by plan require 624 AUMs per year.
The AML for horses is zero.
Burros identified for removal will be taken to the Axtell off-range corrals.
Horses identified for removal will be shipped to the off-range corrals in Palomino Valley.
Marietta is exempt from permitted grazing although last year the BLM looked at reactivating the Bellville allotment, among others, which overlaps the southern half of the HMA, but then cancelled the project earlier this year.
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