The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) concluded a wild burro bait-and-water gather northwest of Pahrump, Nevada, on Dec. 28. The agency gathered 117 burros.

The gather took place on private land near the Johnnie Herd Management Area in response to public safety concerns. The burros were crossing Nevada State Route 160 and travelling into the northwest portion of Pahrump, where they entered private properties and damaged fencing, water lines, and vegetation. Several burros had also been hit by vehicles along the highway.

The wild burros gathered were transported to the Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals, in Ridgecrest, California, where they will be checked by a veterinarian and readied for the BLM’s wild horse and burro adoption program.