2017 Lake Pleasant HMA Dove Valley Human Health & Safety Wild Burro Gather
Progress as of October 27, 2017
Purpose of Gather:
Removal of nuisance burros posing a high level of risk to private residents and motorists.
Details of Gather:
BLM will be removing approximately 25 nuisance burros from private land beginning November 1st, 2017. The gather will be done with bait trapping conducted by BLM.
Public Observation:
Because of the nature of bait trap gathers, there will be no public observation.
Adoption Information:
Gathered burros will be transported to the WH&B Florence Prison Training Facility in Florence, Arizona where they will be prepared for public adoption. For information on how to adopt a wild burro, please visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro
Background:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has received wild burro removal requests from private land owners for human health and safety. Burros are traveling on to private lands from State lands and causing damage to landscaping and utilizing forage and water allocated for private livestock use on private lands within the Dove Valley neighborhood. The burros are within an area identified by several state agencies, such as Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Peoria Police Department (PPD), Phoenix Police Department (PHPD), and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department (MCSO) that are near dense densely populated neighborhoods with major, highly trafficked roadways posing a significant hazard to residents and motorists. The burros have also been southwest of the LPHMA contributing to the disturbance of livestock operations in the area.
