The incident started on August 2. Results through August 4:
- Scope: Piceance-East Douglas HMA, West Douglas HA
- Target: Horses
- AML: 235
- Pre-gather population: 1,145
- Type: Planned
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Costly and inhumane (according to advocates)
- Better way: Beat the population down with PZP (according to advocates)
- Capture goal: 1,025
- Removal goal: 1,011
- Captured: 232, up from 96 on Day 1
- Shipped: 166, up from zero on Day 1
- Released: None
- Deaths: None
- Average daily take: 77.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 66
- 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.
The capture total includes 81 stallions, 105 mares and 46 foals.
Youngsters represented 19.8% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 43.5% were male and 56.5% were female.
Body condition scores on Days 2 and 3 ranged from 3 to 4.
The location of the trap site is not known.
The name of the contractor was not specified.
The contract amount was not disclosed.
The area is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 2,784 AUMs per year
- Water: 2,320 gallons per day
The West Douglas HA is unfit for wild horses, supposedly, and has no AML.
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