The incident concluded on September 2 with 894 horses captured, 880 shipped, none released, nine dead and five not accounted for.
894 – 880 – 0 – 9 = 5
The number of mares treated with fertility control was not given.
The capture total included 355 stallions, 368 mares and 171 foals.
The contractor was Warner and the contract amount was $679,249.
The capture goal was not reached. Productivity was high at the beginning of the roundup but declined steadily.
In response to the incident, the governor sent a letter to DOI Secretary Burgum asking for an immediate freeze on upcoming roundups in Colorado.
State officials requested evidence that helicopter roundups are a more effective means of controlling the wild horse population but were silent about the long-term effects of fertility control, the alternative they prefer.
The operation liberated 10,728 AUMs per year for other mandated uses of public lands.
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