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Florence Today
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Officials to Remove Hundreds of Wild Burros from Arizona Lake Area
The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather and relocate up to 1,500 burros from the Lake Pleasant region.
Mar. 30, 2026 at 3:23pm
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The planned removal of hundreds of wild burros from the Lake Pleasant region aims to restore a sustainable population balance in the area.Florence TodayThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it will be removing up to 1,500 wild burros from the Lake Pleasant Herd Management Area in Arizona starting this week. The burros will be transported to the BLM's facility in Florence, Arizona where they will be prepared for adoption or sale through the agency's Wild Horse and Burro Program.
Why it matters
The removal of the burros is part of an update to the herd management plan for the Lake Pleasant area, which calls for a much smaller population of around 140-250 wild burros. The large number of burros has led to concerns about overgrazing and environmental damage in the region.
The details
BLM contractors will use 'temporary bait and water traps' to gather the burros, which will then be 'humanely transported' to the Florence facility. In addition to the removals, the BLM will also be administering fertility control measures to manage the burro population.
- The burro removal operations will begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
The players
Bureau of Land Management
The federal agency responsible for managing public lands, including the wild burros in the Lake Pleasant Herd Management Area.
What’s next
The burros removed from the Lake Pleasant area will be prepared for adoption or sale through the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program.
The takeaway
This burro removal effort is part of the BLM's ongoing management of wild horse and burro populations on public lands to balance environmental concerns with the preservation of these iconic Western animals.
