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Among the most amazing animals of the desert are wild burros. Yet in the past three years, the Bureau of Land Management has removed more than 5,000 of them from their federally designated habitat. This year, it’s ratcheting up the assault.
Among the most amazing animals of the desert are wild burros. Yet in the past three years, the Bureau of Land Management has removed more than 5,000 of them from their federally designated habitat. This year, it’s ratcheting up the assault.
Wild donkeys and horses dig wells in the desert, and create a refuge for plants and animals The animals dug up to a metre and a half in order to access groundwater in the arid environment. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: May 07, 2021 4:45 PM ET | Last Updated: May 7 Wild donkeys in the process of digging a well in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona(Erick Lundgren)
Researchers Find That Wild Donkeys and Horses Dig Desert Watering Holes Vital For Entire Ecosystem E. Lundgren Research on feral horses and wild donkeys in the American southwest show they dig desert wells with their hooves in the soft sand of riverbeds, thus creating a network of extra fresh water sources for the creatures that are native to the area. This find has thrown a wrench in the prevailing wisdom that feral equids, who were introduced by the Spanish, are pests that should be removed—as the scientist behind the research suggests they could be fulfilling a vital function once perfor...
Feral Desert Donkeys Are Digging Wells, Giving Water To Parched Wildlife Share Published 6 days ago: May 10, 2021 at 1:00 pm In the heart of the world’s deserts – some of the most expansive wild places left on Earth – roam herds of feral donkeys and horses. These are the descendants of a once-essential but now-obsolete labour force. These wild animals are generally considered a threat to the natural environment, and have been the target of mass eradication and lethal control programs in Australia. However, as we show in a new research paper in Science, these animals do something amazin...