Callaghan Roundup Ends?

The incident continued through the weekend with a total of 2,005 horses captured, 1,992 shipped, none released and 11 deaths.

The capture goal was 2,000.

A news release has not been issued but the sum of the animals shipped and killed is close to the number captured so it’s probably over.

The daily reports yielded 2,001 captured, 1,992 shipped and 11 deaths.

There are discrepancies in the data because

Shipped + Released + Deaths ≠ Captured

The death rate was 0.5%.

Three of the deaths were intentional.

The capture total included 786 stallions, 827 mares and 392 foals.

The daily reports gave 796, 833 and 372.

No burros were caught.

The average daily take was approximately 118.

The percentage of foals was not large enough to support a herd growth rate of 20% per year.

There was no indication of an abnormal sex ratio in the adults.

Fertility control was not in the project scope.

The operation persisted for 17 days and liberated an estimated 24,000 AUMs per year.

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