The incident started on October 1. Results through October 5:
- Scope: Twin Peaks HMA
- Target: Wild horses
- AML: 758 horses (and 116 burros)
- Pre-gather population: 1,800 horses (and 140 burros)
- Type: Planned
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
- Better way: Shoot mares with pesticide-laced darts (according to advocates)
- Capture goal: 940
- Removal goal: 870
- Captured: 390, up from 260 on Day 3
- Shipped: 299, up from 95 on Day 3
- Released: 1, no change from Day 3
- Deaths: 3, up from 2 on Day 3
- Average daily take: 78.0
- Unaccounted-for animals: 87
- Snippet from statute: It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death
- Snippet from manual: To protect wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death
The figures above are based on the daily reports.
A mare was dispatched on Day 5 for a bleeding injury.
The death rate is 0.8%.
The sidebar still says one horse released despite the incident on Day 3 when nine fell out of a trailer and ran to the top of a hill.
The capture total includes 136 stallions, 189 mares and 65 foals.
Youngsters represented 16.7% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 41.8% were male and 58.2% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The trap is in the North Observation home range, which may correspond to one of the grazing allotments.
The number of animals removed depends on the number released. Up to 30 mares will be treated with GonaCon Equine and be returned to the range with up to 42 stallions according to the FY25 schedule.
RELATED: Twin Peaks Roundup, Day 3.
Western Horse Watchers Association 