Devil’s Garden Roundup, Day 3

The incident started on October 28.  Results through October 30:

  • Location: Devil’s Garden Plateau WHT
  • AML: 402
  • Pre-gather population: Between 651 and 998
  • Target: Horses
  • Type: Planned
  • Method: Helicopter
  • Goals: Capture 500, remove 500
  • Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
  • Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
  • Captured: 49
  • Shipped: Unknown
  • Released: Unknown
  • Deaths: None
  • Average daily take: 16.3
  • Unaccounted-for animals: Unknown

Figures for Day 2 were not provided.

The percentage of foals cannot be determined.

The ratio of males to females is unknown.

The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.

RELATED: Devil’s Garden Roundup Begins.

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