The incident concluded on June 19 with these results:
Horses
- 97 captured, 97 shipped, none released and no deaths
- 0 unaccounted-for animals
- 57 stallions, 31 mares, 9 foals
- 9.3% of total was foals
- 64.8% of adults were male, 35.2% were female
Burros
- 425 captured, 424 shipped, none released and one dead
- 0 unaccounted-for animals
- 237 jacks, 155 jennies and 33 foals
- 7.8% of total was foals
- 60.5% of adults were male, 39.5% were female
The overall death rate was very low.
Foal proportions do not correspond to herd growth rates of 15 to 20 percent per year.
There is some evidence of an abnormal sex ratio in the horse population but not enough to supply a basis for action.
There were no plans to treat any of the mares or jennies with PZP and return them to the range, a huge disappointment to the advocates.
The operation liberated 3,714 AUMs per year for other mandated uses of public lands.
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