Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the wildfire rubble

(AP) – Missing an ear and his front legs detached, Brighty the Burro certainly has seen better days.

The 600-pound bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park’s North Rim. The nearly century-old building was reduce to rubble this summer when a wildfire swept through the area.

Brighty was found charred, his head and body mostly intact.

As firefighters continued …