Wild burros are equally protected under the unanimously passed Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” that “enrich the lives of the American people.” However, they are not found everywhere wild horses roam.
Arizona:
- The Big Sandy HMA
- The Black Mountain HMA
- The Cibola-Trigo HMA
- The Harquahala HA
- The Havasu HMA
- The Lake Pleasant HMA
- The Little Harquahala HMA
- The Painted Rock HA
- Oatman, Arizona
- The Tassi-Gold Butte HMA
California:
- The Big Bear Wild Burro Territory
- The Chocolate Mule Mountain HMA
- The Chemehuevi HMA
- The Lee Flat HMA
- The Piper Mountain HMA
- The Twin Peaks HMA
- The Waucoba-Hunter Mountain HMA
Nevada:
- The Blue Wing Mountain HMA
- The Bullfrog HMA
- The Burro Wild Burro Territory
- The Gold Butte HMA
- The Goldfield HMA
- The Johnnie HMA
- The Marietta Wild Burro Range
- The McGee Mountain HMA
- The Muddy Mountain HMA
- The Red Rock HMA
- The Seven Troughs HMA
- The Warm Springs HMA
- The Wheeler Pass HMA