Buffalo Hills Roundup Ends Early

The incident concluded today with 138 horses captured, 32 shipped, 50 released and four dead.

Thirty-three burros were caught and shipped.

There were 52 unaccounted-for horses.

The capture goals were 235 horses and 33 burros.

Fifty-seven mares were treated GonaCon Equine and five were released.

The sidebar indicates that the remainder, representing the unaccounted-for animals, will receive a booster after 30 days, making the HMA another GonaCon crime scene.

The minimum interval is 90 days according to the pesticide label.

The death rate was 2.9%.

Youngsters represented 12.3% of the horses captured.

Of the adults, 43.8% were male and 56.2% were female.

The roundup liberated 1,254 AUMs per year and 1,045 gallons of water per day but these numbers will go down when the treated mares are released.

RELATED: Buffalo Hills Roundup Set for Next Week.

UPDATE: The BLM news release reiterates the 30-day interval.