The incident started on January 6. Results through January 8:
- Scope: Fish Creek HMA
- Target: Wild horses
- AML: 180
- Pre-gather population: 245
- True AML: 440
- Type: Planned
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
- Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP (according to advocates)
- Capture goal: 196
- Removal goal: 144
- Captured: 123, up from 55 on Day 1
- Shipped: 39, up from zero on Day 1
- Released: None
- Deaths: None
- Average daily take: 41.0
- Unaccounted-for animals: 84
- 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.
The capture total includes 59 stallions, 61 mares and 3 foals.
Youngsters represented 2.4% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
Up to 26 mares will be treated with PZP and returned to the range with up to 26 stallions.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
RELATED: Fish Creek Roundup in Progress.
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