Wild Desert Burro 8606 C
In the 1500s, the Spanish brought the burro to what is now the southwestern United States, where it was prized for its hardiness as a desert pack animal. The animals were considered indispensable in the Death Valley area during the gold rush of the 1800s.
When gold prospects faded, miners often released their burros into the wild. Today, there may be 2,000 wild burros in the Death Valley area, where they are now considered an invasive species. (Sure are cute and friendly, though).
This burro was on the road to the ghost town of Ballarat. When I stepped out of the car, he moseyed on over to say, ‘Hi’.
He looks kind of rough.
Wild Desert Burro 8606 C
In the 1500s, the Spanish brought the burro to what is now the southwestern United States, where it was prized for its hardiness as a desert pack animal. The animals were considered indispensable in the Death Valley area during the gold rush of the 1800s.
When gold prospects faded, miners often released their burros into the wild. Today, there may be 2,000 wild burros in the Death Valley area, where they are now considered an invasive species. (Sure are cute and friendly, though).
This burro was on the road to the ghost town of Ballarat. When I stepped out of the car, he moseyed on over to say, ‘Hi’.
He looks kind of rough.