Sulphur Roundup, Day 11

The incident started on August 13. Results through August 23:

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: 422, up from 364 on Day 8
Shipped: 369, up from 256 on Day 8
Released: 13, up from zero on Day 8
Deaths: 6, up from 3 on Day 8
Average daily take: 38.4
Unaccounted-for animals: 34

The figures above are based on the daily reports.

The sidebar at the gather page says 371 horses shipped.

The capture goal has been reached.

One mare and two foals were taken on Day 9 but no explanation was given.

A foal was put down on Day 10 because of a club foot. A foal and stallion were dispatched on Day 11 due to leg fractures, boosting the death rate to 1.4%.

The capture total includes 139 stallions, 196 mares and 87 foals.

Youngsters represented 20.6% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of 15% per year.

Of the adults, 41.5% were male and 58.5% were female, outside the expected range of variation of a random process centered at 50% males / 50% females.

The 13 stallions released on Day 11 may be attempt to move the sex ratio back into normal range.

Body condition scores were not provided.

The location of the trap site is not known.

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