Bureau of Land Management offers reward for information on wild burro shooting

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Bureau of Land Management

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Pahrump Field Office

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LAS VEGAS -- The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the harassment and shooting of an approximately 6-year-old female wild burro near the Last Chance Mountain Range in northern Pahrump, Nevada.

On November 28, 2022, a member of the public contacted the BLM Southern Nevada District after he discovered an adult female burro was deceased on his property. A necropsy revealed that the burro had presumably been shot as many as three days before it finally succumbed to its injuries. 

“The BLM is asking for the public’s help for information on this tragic situation and ultimately lead us to those responsible,” said BLM Special Agent Brady Blasdell.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the BLM crime hotline at (775) 861-6550.


The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.