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

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

“A lot of people that we know bought houses specifically in this area because the burros were here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

“They’ve been here for over 70 years and they roam between the canyons and they’re just so sweet,” Cheatham said of the burros.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

Scores of wild burros are trampling the ecology of Big Bear Valley and putting motorists at risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

Not to mention the burros, the most stubborn creature known to man.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins