How pleased I was to see this burro at the very beginning of the day. It's not often that we get this near to one. Little did I dream that we would see many more not a great deal later.
In the late 1800s a few burros were turned loose by prospectors and flourished in the desert environment. Their population reached nearly 3,000. They look cute but overgraze thus reducing the already scant food supply for the naturally-occuring desert bighorn sheep. The National Park Service has significantly reduced the burro population to slightly over 100 within Death Valley National Park.
Vic first spotted this group.
As we approached the number grew.
They finally felt threatened when we exited the jeep but not before I got a few more pictures.
Just a pretty day
Vic first spotted this group.
As we approached the number grew.
They finally felt threatened when we exited the jeep but not before I got a few more pictures.
Just a pretty day
