The Park Service reported in an undated news release that the population in March 2025 was 79, up from 73 a year earlier.
The herd consisted of 47 females and 32 males, a ratio of approximately 1.5 to 1.
Four deaths and ten births were recorded.
The article did not indicate if mares had been brought in from other areas to replace those ruined by the darting program.
The population has remained below target for seven years.
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