burro
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“We lack the funding needed to deal with the exploding burro population,” Donnell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The time is ripe, they say, to severely reduce the burro population with a roundup that is certain to be controversial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The burro control campaigns have also sparked anger and resentment among residents, who view the animals as part of local history, and not an invasive threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Meléndez’s illustrations of a seven-pointed star and a burro piñata are among a select group of 31 stamp issues this year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
The burro chewed the dry tufts of grass as close to the gray shale as it could and strained against the reins to reach another sparse clump of grass.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
“They’ve been here for over 70 years and they roam between the canyons and they’re just so sweet,” Cheatham said of the burros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
The number of wild burros roaming pine forests and sagebrush fields has grown in recent years, with experts worried that the miniature beasts of burden could overwhelm rare and endangered species of plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
The burros have roamed the pine forests and sagebrush fields of the Big Bear Valley area, but their numbers could overwhelm rare and endangered species of plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
Men trot by on burros with tin milk containers strapped to their saddles, starting their morning deliveries.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
