Three Rivers Roundup, Day 39

The incident started on June 9.  Results through July 17:

• Scope: Alamo, Big Sandy, Havasu HMAs
• Target: Burros
• AML: 160 + 139 + 166 = 465
• Pre-gather population: Not given, 2,644 according to 2025 population dataset
• Type: Planned
• Method: Bait
• Capture goal: 1,100
• Removal goal: 1,000
• Captured: 811, up from 689 on Day 32
• Shipped: 745, up from 665 on Day 32
• Released: None
• Deaths: 4, up from 3 on Day 32
• Average daily take: 20.8
• Unaccounted-for animals: 62
• 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 burro died of old age on Day 36, lifting the death rate to 0.5%.

The capture total includes 395 jacks, 353 jennies and 63 foals.  The sidebar at the gather page says 397/351/63.

Youngsters represented 7.8% of the animals gathered.

Of the adults, 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

No jennies were treated with PZP since the last report, leaving the total at 78.

The July 1 schedule indicates the designated pesticide was GonaCon Equine.

The Complex is subject to permitted grazing.  Resources liberated to date:

• Forage: 4,866 AUMs per year
• Water: 4,055 gallons per day

These numbers will go down if burros are returned to the range.

RELATED: Three Rivers Roundup, Day 32.