Callaghan Roundup, Day 13

The incident started on July 10. Results through July 22:

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: Stop transmission of life with PZP (according to advocates)
Capture goal: 2,000
Removal goal: 2,000
Captured: 1,866, up from 1,560 on Day 11
Shipped: 1,673, up from 1,507 on Day 11
Released: None
Deaths: 10, up from 7 on Day 11
Average daily take: 143.5
Unaccounted-for animals: 183
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

These figures are based on the daily reports. The sidebar says 1,869 horses captured.

A filly died of unspecified causes on Day 12.

A mare died of a traumatic head injury on Day 13 and another mare was lost to unknown causes.

The death rate is 0.5%.

The capture total includes 763 stallions, 766 mares and 337 foals. The sidebar says 753, 760 and 356.

Youngsters represented 18.1% of the animals gathered, consistent with a herd growth rate of twelve to thirteen percent per year.

Of the adults, 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female.

Body condition scores on Days 12 and 13 ranged from 3 to 5.

The location of the trap site is not known.

The name of the contractor was not provided.

There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range, a huge disappointment to the advocates.

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

The project area covers 1,145,515 acres.

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