The incident will begin today according to the news release.
The capture goal is 281 and the removal goal is 146.
The target is horses.
The pre-gather population is thought to be around 330.
A helicopter will push them into the traps.
The contractor is Cattoor and the contract amount is $171,690 according to a report at USA Spending.
The unit cost is $611 per animal captured.
The HMA will be closed to public access with the exception of observers escorted by BLM staff.
Animals identified for removal will be taken to the off-range corrals in Challis.
Up to 54 mares will be treated with fertility control and returned to the range, implying that 90 stallions will be returned also, skewing the sex ratio in favor of males.
These actions will prolong the genetic bottleneck created by the roundup.
Recovery will be also slowed, if not prevented, by the advocates at Wild Love Preserve, who have been poisoning the mares with PZP.
The ranchers couldn’t have asked for a better partner.
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