To most tourists, Southern Nevada’s wild burros are long-eared cuties that eat Cheetos from the palms of their hands.
But wildlife biologists warn that the fuzzy equines can be problematic if not downright dangerous.
With Memorial Day weekend coming up and trips to Red Rock and Lake Mead in the works, the staffs at those areas are hoping visitors avoid asinine behavior during encounters with their year-round residents.
In most cases, of course, the trouble is caused by humans, rather than any burro character flaw.
Case in point: Douglas Nielsen, Nevada Wildlife Department spokesman, once saw a car with burro heads jutting into driver- and passenger-side windows parked underneath a sign at Red Rock warning tourists not to feed the burros.
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