PEORIA, Ariz. — The wild burros seen roaming around Lake Pleasant in the Peoria area have become a familiar staple for visitors to this region of the West Valley.
But land officials are looking to control the burro population in this part of the Valley, in an effort to avoid animals from having to compete for limited resources.
On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management announced the approval of a plan designed to limit the burro population to the range of 140-250 wild burros on the 103,000 acres of desert surrounding Lake Pleasant…