Wild Ass

Description,breeding biology,habitat,threats,conservation,status in Pakistan, Rann of Katch

1. Status of Wild Ass in Pakistan

2. Wild Ass Equus Hemionus khur

3. Also known as  Khur ,onagar or Indian ASS. It is one of the fastest of Indian animals, with speeds clocked at about 70 – 80 km per hour. Wild Ass

4. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Genus: Equus Species: E .  hemionus CLASSIFICATION

5. 110-127cm high at the shoulder 2-2.5 meter length. And measured straight from nose to rump. Larger head & broad nose. A male 238kg. Female 204kg. Color is light brown to reddish brown . Pale chestnut. There is no horizontal strips on the upper legs as in African wild ass. DESCRIPTION

6. Indian wild asses graze between dawn and dusk. The animal feeds on grass, leaves and fruits of plant, crop, and saline vegetation. live either solitarily, or in small groups of twos and threes while family herds remain large. Where human disturbance is high they feed only at night. Food & habitat FOOD & HABITAT Indian wild asses graze between dawn and dusk. The animal feeds on grass, leaves and fruits of plant, crop, and saline vegetation. live either solitarily, or in small groups of twos and threes while family herds remain large. Where human disturbance is high they feed only at night. LIVE IN HOT DESERT.

7. Age at first reproduction seems to be three years for mares and five years for stallions Mating season is in rainy season.(monsoon) The gestation period is 11 months. Foals being born during the following rainy season when fresh vegetation is at its maximum. Breeding biology

8. The Indian wild ass's range once extended from western India, southern Pakistan.  Afghanistan, and south-eastern Iran. Today, its last refuge lies in the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, surrounding areas of the  Great Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat province of India. Distribution

9. Deserts of Balochistan . Along the eastern desert borders of Pakistan in Cholistan & Thar . Since the 1950s, only few survived in border area between Badin & Tharparker districts. According to IUCN they critical endangered in Pakistan.2015 Distribution in Pakistan

10. Habitat loss by humans. It is unknown how the Indian wild ass disappeared from its former hunts in parts of western India and Pakistan Its liver is believed to have apparent medicinal properties. Killing out excitement. Picking of young ones for domestication . Threats