The incident started on November 10. Results through November 12:
- FY: 2027
- Scope: Cedar Mountain HMA
- Target: Horses
- AML: 390
- Pre-gather population: 660
- Type: Planned
- Contractor: Cattoor
- Contract amount: $310,176 (estimated)
- Unit cost: $620
- Method: Helicopter
- Category: Cruel and costly (according to advocates)
- Better way: Sterilize mares with PZP, pray for older horses to die (per advocates)
- Capture goal: 500
- Removal goal: 500
- Captured: 160, up from 67 on Day 1
- Shipped: 82, up from zero on Day 1
- Released: None
- Deaths: None
- Average daily take: 53.3
- Unaccounted-for animals: 78
- 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 50 stallions, 79 mares and 31 foals.
Youngsters represented 19.4% of the animals gathered.
Of the adults, 38.8% were male and 61.2% were female.
Body condition scores were not given.
The location of the trap site was not disclosed.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control and return them to the range, which would prolong the genetic bottleneck or make it permanent.
The HMA is subject to permitted grazing. Resources liberated to date:
- Forage: 1,920 AUMs per year
- Water: 1,600 gallons per day
Public lands within two miles of active trapping locations and temporary holding facilities will be closed to the public for the duration of the roundup.
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