The statue was missing an ear and two front legs, but it was mostly intact when crews recovered it from the Dragon Bravo fire ...

The statue is modeled after a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp.

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

Brighty's condition has been of such interest that the Grand Canyon National Park website has added a question about the statue to its FAQs about the fire's impact.

The Dragon Bravo Fire burning for more than a month on the Grand Canyon's North Rim was 29% contained, up from 13% the previous day, according to federal wildfire tracker InciWeb.

The fire has burned for a month on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, destroyed historic buildings and called for thousands of fire personnel.

The 600-pound statue of Brighty welcomed visitors to the Grand Canyon's South Rim Visitor Center for about a decade before becoming the unexpected focal point of controversy.

A month after a wildfire erupted at the edge of the Grand Canyon, US firefighters were struggling Monday to bring the blaze under control.