Thursday, January 30, 2014

Shooter sought after 2 wild burros killed in Ariz.

The Bureau of Land Management is looking for the shooter responsible for killing two wild burros in an area northwest of Phoenix. Officials said they were notified Sunday after someone found the bodies of two adult burros that had been shot to death west of Castle Hot Springs Road. Federal law-enforcement officers said they believe the shooting took place at about 2 p.m. in the BLM’s Lake Pleasant herd management area, which includes a portion of Maricopa County and southern Yavapai County. Rem Hawes, the agency’s Hassayampa field manager, said the BLM is committed to the protection and management of wild burros and horses and is asking for any information regarding the illegal shootings...more

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