The incident started on August 13. Results through August 16:
- Scope: Sulphur HMA
- Target: Horses
- AML: 250
- Pre-gather population: 606
- True AML: 1,105
- Type: Planned
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
- Better way: Shoot mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
- Goals: Gather 420, remove 360
- Captured: 203, up from 89 on Day 1
- Shipped: 131, up from zero on Day 1
- Released: None
- Deaths: 1, no change from Day 1
- Average daily take: 50.8
- Unaccounted-for animals: 71
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
The Day 2 report indicated more foals captured than mares but the actual values are probably 11 and 7, not 11 and 17.
The death rate is 0.5%.
The capture total includes 68 stallions, 97 mares and 38 foals.
Youngsters represented 18.7% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 41.2% were male and 58.8% were female.
Body condition scores were not provided.
The location of the trap site was not given.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,436 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,030 gallons per day
The July 31 schedule indicates that 30 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range with 30 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
RELATED: Sulphur Roundup in Progress.
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