burro
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She continued along the dirt road, lined by cactus and brush, passed occasionally by motorbikes and battered Volkswagen Beetles, the water carried on Pancho’s sides sloshing as the burro trudged home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
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
Michael Dolan, a local Realtor, recalled a 2006 incident in which a friend driving a brand new Lexus suffered a neck injury after colliding with a burro on State Route 38 after dark.
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
“If they stop for us, let’s leave the burro and the mule here. There’s a windmill over there. We can come back and get them later on.”
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
A 1971 law declared wild horses and burros “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West,” and made it illegal to harass, capture or kill them on public lands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 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
They knew how it would feel to let the horses run through the cool air; they had been traveling slowly in the dust and sun beside the burros for over a week.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
