The incident will begin on October 4.
The removal goal is 270 but the actual number of horses and burros is flexible.
A helicopter will push the animals into the traps.
Operations will not be open to public observation.
There are no plans to treat any of the females with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
Captured animals will be taken to the off-range corrals at Ridgecrest.
The HMA overlaps the northern half of the naval air weapons station at China Lake.
The news release did not indicate if the animals were confined to the area by fencing or if the advocates had offered to sterilize the mares and jennies with PZP.
BLM land adjacent to the facility is subject to permitted grazing.
Funding for the roundup will come from __________________________.
RELATED: No FY26 Budget, No FY26 Roundup Schedule.
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