The incident started on July 10. Results through July 16:
- Scope: Callaghan, South Shoshone, Bald Mountain, Hickison HMAs
- Target: Horses
- AML: 552
- Pre-gather population: Over 4,500
- Type: Planned
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Costly and inhumane (according to advocates)
- Better way: Inhibit the mares with PZP (according to advocates)
- Capture goal: 2,000
- Removal goal: 2,000
- Captured: 1,240, up from 1,046 on Day 5
- Shipped: 1,050, up from 723 on Day 5
- Released: None
- Deaths: 5, up from 3 on Day 5
- Average daily take: 177.1
- Unaccounted-for animals: 185
- 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.
Helicopters did not fly on Day 6.
Results for Days 1 and 4 were revised.
Two mares were put down on Day 7 due to missing eyes.
The death rate is 0.4%.
The capture total includes 516 stallions, 501 mares and 223 foals.
Youngsters represented 18.0% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of twelve to thirteen percent per year.
Of the adults, 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female.
Body condition scores on Day 7 ranged from 2 to 4.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not specified.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
The Complex is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 14,880 AUMs per year
- Water: 12,400 gallons per day
The project area covers 1,145,515 acres.
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