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Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur)
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The population of Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), found only in Gujarat, has risen from 6,082 in 2020 to 7,672 in 2024, an increase of about 26.14%, according to 10th Wild Ass Population Estimation – 2024.
About Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus)
- The Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus), also called the onager, has five subspecies ((Equus hemionus hemionus, E. h. kulan, E. h. onager and E. h. hemippus), of which the khur(Equus hemionus khur), or ghorkhad as it is called in Gujarat, is one.
- It is an odd toed ungulate of the family Equidae.
- They are primarily found in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) in Gujarat, in a protected area called the Wild Ass Sanctuary.
- The LRK has dual characteristics — that of a wetland and a desert.
- Khurs are generalist herbivores, i.e., they consume a wide variety of plants for their nutrition.
- It is solitary and shy animal, present in low densities across its distribution range.
- Conservation status:
- It was classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its 2008 report.
- It is also listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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