burro

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And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.

From Salon

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

The youngest were two burros estimated to be two to four months old, according to DonkeyLand volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times

Come nightfall, the eerie silence is often pierced by the woeful bleat of a wandering burro.

From Los Angeles Times

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