Federal officials are investigating after five wild burros were found shot and killed in Death Valley National Park earlier this week
In a Thursday news release, park officials made clear it is illegal to fire a gun in a national park, and said the animals’ abandoned carcasses “also endanger native wildlife who inadvertently ingest toxic lead shot when feeding on the dead animals.” Burros are a close relative of donkeys derived from the African wild ass, according to the National Park Service. The equines are not native to North America and are considered an invasive species.
Officials asked anyone with information about the killings to contact the National Park Service tip line. Burros were originally brought to North America by Christopher Columbus in 1495, according to the National Park Service. During the Gold Rush, Mexican explorers brought the animals to California. Many were later abandoned or escaped and are the ancestors of today’s invasive population. In 2022, the National Park Service estimated there were more than 4,000 burros in Death Valley.
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