LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management concluded a wild burro bait and water gather northwest of the town Pahrump on December, 28, 2017. The BLM gathered 117 wild burros.
The gather took place on private land near the Johnnie Herd Management Area in response to concerns of public safety. The burros were crossing Nevada State Route 160 and travelling into the northwest portion of Pahrump, where they had entered private properties and caused damage to fencing, water lines, and vegetation. Several burros had also been hit by vehicles along the highway.
The wild burros gathered were transported to the Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals in Ridgecrest, Calif., where they will be checked by a veterinarian and readied for the BLM’s wild horse and burro adoption program.
For information on how to adopt a wild burro, visit www.blm.gov/whb.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
