Know your burro: A practical guide for field identification
Humane World for Animals
Learning how to identify individual animals that herd together or are part of a group requires a working knowledge of species-specific characteristics that can be used to distinguish individuals from one another. This is especially so for species such as burros, for which a comprehensive framework for identifying individual animals is not available. Whether you are a sanctuary managing herds of donkeys or a free-roaming burro manager or are involved in assessing group dynamics, conflicts or population status, individual identification is crucial for burro health and welfare and successful management.
This webinar will discuss the ecology and biology of wild burros in the United States, historical management, and provide caregivers and managers of any experience level with a standardized approach for identifying individual free-roaming burros. This will allow managers to streamline data management for the long-term success of their burro management program. Standardizing individual identification through natural markings increases animal welfare by reducing the need to capture and handle animals to apply other forms of identifiers like ear tags, freezemarks, and Radio Frequency Identification devices. While the information that will be presented was developed from a multi-year fertility control field project, the themes and knowledge have wider-reaching applications relevant to managing large herds of burros and donkeys, such as in a sanctuary setting.
Presenter
- Grace Kahler, Program Manager, Wildlife Protection, Humane World for Animals
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