burro
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“These partnerships reflect our commitment to local, compassionate and community-focused solutions for managing the wild burro population in San Bernardino County,” said Luther Snoke, county chief executive, at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
The bullet removed from that burro was fired from Arnet’s rifle, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
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
However, they did say the killings were not part of ongoing federal efforts to reduce burro populations that have come to dominate the park’s badlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
Harley had to stop the burro every few hundred yards to correct their direction.
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 county’s Department of Public Health decided to instead partner with the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue to capture and rescue nearly 256 burros in the unincorporated Reche Canyon region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
The organization has a wildlife preserve with more than 2,000 acres of space for wild burros and donkeys.
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
