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Wranglers Corral, Cart Off Wild Desert Burros
Animals  (tags: wild desert burros, freedom, BLM, roundup, wranglers, wildlife, protection )

Simone
- 57 days ago - pe.com
A helicopter herding four burros west of Death Valley flew so low over a dry lake bed that it raised dust clouds, and came so close to one of the animal's hindquarters, it appeared to touch. The pilot had flushed the three adults and a foal from a
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Simone D. (915)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 1:02 pm
Burro advocates say the animals should be left alone.

They contend helicopter roundups injure some animals and sometimes foals get left behind.

"There just aren't enough burros left to do harm," said Diana Chontos, who shelters more than 200 burros at her sanctuary in Olancha, when contacted by cellular telephone. "Why would we want zero burros on these lands? It's just ridiculous ... They worked for us for 6,000 years, but now they are vermin. Why can't they stay?"
 

Gorilly Girl (371)
Saturday October 10, 2009, 1:45 pm
Oh please...how long have they been there...um nature will handle itself if people will just leave them the land they had before...the military???

Leave them be.

Big goirlly Hugs
 

Mandi T. (265)
Monday October 12, 2009, 12:38 pm
Please leave these burros alone. Geesh!
Tx Simone
 
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