The incident will begin on September 19 according to a BLM news release.
The capture goal is 300 and the removal goal is 245.
The target is horses.
A helicopter will push them into the traps.
The contractor is Cattoor and the contract amount is $222,590.
Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities are closed to public entry except for observers escorted by BLM staff.
Animals identified for removal will be taken to the Wheatland off-range corrals.
Of the 55 horses returned to the HMA, 22 will be mares treated with a fertility control pesticide, probably PZP.
The roundup supports three tenets of rangeland management.
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