2021 Black Mountain Herd Management Area Gather
Purpose of Gather
The purpose of the gather is to address an overpopulation of wild burros within the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) to achieve a thriving natural ecological balance, alleviate deterioration of the rangeland, to respond to requests to remove wild burros located outside of the herd management area in areas not designated for their long-term use and to address public safety and private property concerns.
Details of Gather
The BLM plans to begin gathering approximately 500 burros from within the Black Mountain HMA beginning in March 2021 by utilizing water and bait traps throughout the HMA area. The gather will be conducted by BLM staff. For the purpose of this part of the gather no burros will be treated with fertility control. All gather operations will be overseen by the BLM Colorado River District and Kingman Field Office.
Public Observation
There will be no public viewing opportunities for this gather due to the nature of the gather.
Adoption Information
Animals gathered from the Black Mountain HMA will be available for adoption at the Florence Wild Horse and Burro Training and Off-Range Corral in Florence, AZ through the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program.
How to Adopt
Visit the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption and Sale Program to learn how to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro.
Background
The Black Mountain HMA is in northwestern Arizona, 15 miles west of Kingman. The area parallels the eastern shoreline of the Colorado River for 80 miles, the Hoover Dam south along I-40. The current Appropriate Management Level (AML) for the Black Mountain HMA is 478 burros.
- Gather Details
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Contractor: In House
Gather method: Bait trap
Planned gathered (#): 500 burros
Planned removed (#): 500 burros
Planned mares or jennies treated (#): 0
Current as of: September 08, 2021
- Cumulative Totals
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Animals Gathered
March 9
15 burros (14 males, 1 female)March 10
7 burros (males)March 11
7 burros (males)March 12-15
0 burrosMarch 16
7 burros (males)March 17
2 burros (males)March 18
7 burros (males)March 19-May 18
0 burrosMay 19
10 burros (3 males, 5 females and 2 foals)May 20-23
0 burrosMay 24
2 burros (males)May 25
8 burros (2 males and 6 females)May 26
0 burrosMay 27
8 burros (4 males, 2 females and 2 foals)May 28-June 4
0 burrosJune 5
35 burros (23 males, 7 females, and 5 foals)June 6-7
0 burrosJune 8
5 burros (2 males, 2 females, and 1 foal)June 9
4 burros (2 females and 2 foals)June 10-12
0 burrosJune 13
11 burros (1 male, 9 females,1 foal)June 14
18 burros (3 males, 8 females, and 7 foals)June 15
6 burros (males)June 16
0 burrosJune 17
13 burros (5 males, 4 females, and 4 foals)June 18
2 burros (males)June 19
5 burros (3 females and 2 foals)June 20
4 burros (3 females and 1 foal)June 21
14 burros (2 males, 9 females, 3 foals)June 22
5 burros (1 male, 2 females, 2 foals)June 23-25
0 burrosJune 26
17 burros (8 males and 6 females, 3 foals)June 27
5 burros (males)June 28-July 3
0 burrosJuly 4
29 burros (2 males, 19 females, 8 foals)July 5-7
0 burrosJuly 8
20 burros (18 males, 1 female, 1 foal)July 9-11
0 burrosJuly 12
3 burros (males)July 13
4 burros (males)July 14
0 burrosJuly 15
16 burros (11 males, 3 females, 2 foals)July 16-17
0 burrosJuly 18
17 burros (8 males, 7 females, 2 foals)July 19-23
0 burrosJuly 27
6 burros (5 females and 1 foal)July 28-August 3
0 burrosAugust 4
7 burros (2 males and 5 females)August 5
11 burros (5 males, 5 females, 1 foal)August 6-8
0 burrosAugust 9
22 burros (14 males, 6 females, 2 foals)August 10
9 burros (3 males, 3 females, 3 foals)August 11
8 burros (2 males, 5 females, and 1 foal)August 12-22
0 burrosAugust 23
7 burros (3 males, 2 females, and 2 foals)August 24
0 burrosAugust 25
7 burros (3 males, 2 females, and 2 foals)August 26
0 burrosAugust 27
17 burros (10 males, 6 females, and 1 foal)August 28
15 burros (12 males, 2 females, and 1 foal)August 29
31 burros (9 males, 18 females, and 4 foals)August 30
4 burros (3 males and 1 female)August 31-September 1
0 burrosSeptember 2
10 burros (4 males, 4 females, and 2 foals)September 3-4
0 burrosSeptember 5
5 burros (males)September 6
16 burros (7 males, 6 females, and 3 foals)
Animals Removed Cumulative Total (#): 481Total Deaths Cumulative (#): 0
Acute (#): 0
Chronic/Pre-existing (#): 0
List animal’s age, color, gender and cause(s) of death:
Facility Destination: Florence facility
- March 19: Shipped 45 burros to Florence.
- June 11: Shipped 55 burros to Florence.
- June 18: Shipped 53 burros to Florence.
- July 2: Shipped 56 burros to Florence.
- July 23: Shipped 97 burros to Florence.|
- August 18: Shipped 62 burros to Florence.
- September 7: Shipped 112 burros to Florence.
Total Released Cumulative (#): 0