Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus )
Table 1: Asiatic Wild Ass ( Equus hemionus ) population assessment (Kaczensky et al. 2015).
Area of Mature Area of occupancy Population Date of individuals occupancy by % of Population Subspecies Country Trend Origin Reference (AOO) by size census (50% of (AOO) in country global subspecies mean) km² in km²
Reading et al. 2001 (Transaltai Gobi); Ransom 1997; Mongolian E. h. et al. 2012 Mongolia 41,911 stable 2010; autochtonous 20,956 240,000 41,911 75.2 Gobi hemionus (Dzungarian 2013 Gobi); Norton- Griffith et al. 2013 (SE Gobi) E. h. 2006- 279,584 Kalamaili China 3,379–5,318 increasing autochtonous Chu et al. 2009 2,257 33,000 hemionus 2007 E. h. data 2005- Mazongshan China 0-10 autochtonous Bi 2007 3 ?? hemionus deficient 2006 4,734 8.5
E. h. data 2005- Bi 2007, Bi pers. Wulate Youqi China 180-250 autochtonous 108 6,584 hemionus deficient 2006 comm. 2014
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Area of Mature Area of occupancy Population Date of individuals occupancy by % of Population Subspecies Country Trend Origin Reference (AOO) by size census (50% of (AOO) in country global subspecies mean) km² in km²
Plakhov et al. 2012, R. Altyn Emel E. h. kulan Kazakhstan 2,500–3,000 increasing 2014 reintroduced Habibrakhmanov 1,375 4,500 NP pers. comm. 2014 3,132 5.6 Andassay data Levanov et al. E. h. kulan Kazakhstan 35 2012 reintroduced 18 ?? Sanctuary deficient 2013 Barsa- 2009 or Meldebekov et Kelmes E. h. kulan Kazakhstan 347 stable reintroduced 174 ?? 2010 al. 2010 Island N. Khudaykuliyev Badkhyz E. h. kulan Turkmenistan 420 declining 2013 autochtonous 210 7,000 pers. comm. 2014 Meana 30,500 V. Kuznetsov Chaacha data E. h. kulan Turkmenistan 100 2013 reintroduced unpubl. data 50 ?? (Eastern deficient 2012, 2013 Kopetdag) V. Kuznetsov Kuruhhaudan data E. h. kulan Turkmenistan 10-15 2013 reintroduced unpubl. data 6 ?? 921 1.7 / Kalinin deficient 2012, 2013 V. Kuznetsov Western data E. h. kulan Turkmenistan 13 2013 reintroduced unpubl. data 7 ?? Kopetdag deficient 2012, 2013 Kaplankyr Kuznetsov 2014, Reserve at N. Turkmenistan 2012- Sarakamysh E. h. kulan 350-400 increasing reintroduced Marmazinskaja 188 19,000 / Uzbekistan 2013 lake / Ustyurt unpubl. data plateau 2012, 2013
Area of Mature Area of occupancy Population Date of individuals occupancy by % of Population Subspecies Country Trend Origin Reference (AOO) by size census (50% of (AOO) in country global subspecies mean) km² in km²
Hemami and Momeni 2013, Bahram-e- E. h. onager Iran 632 increasing 2014 autochtonous M. Hemami 316 3,774 Goor pers. comm. 2014 ~11,000 (not the M. Hemami 789 1.4 entire PAs pers. comm. Touran E. h. onager Iran 145 declining 2014 autochtonous 73 14,649 are inhabitat 2014, Hamidi et by Onager) al. 2012 Kalmand M. Hemami Protected E. h. onager Iran 12 increasing 2014 reintroduced pers. comm. 6 2,291 Area 2014 Little Rann of N. Shah pers. E. h. khur India 4,000 increasing 2009 autochtonous 2,000 16,000 4,000 7.2 16,000 Kuch comm. 2014 E. h. onager x Negev Israel 250 increasing 2013 reintroduced 125 1,000 250 0.4 1,000 E. h. kulan Global total 55,737 27,868 347,798 55,737 100 326,084 population
Figure 1: Equus hemionus populations (Kaczensky et al. 2015).