Quick Facts
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
Best Months to Spot
Most sightings recorded in Apr. Data from GBIF - a global database of verified wildlife observations by researchers and citizen scientists.
Conservation Status
Conservation hubFaces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
The African wild ass faces severe threats from habitat loss and competition with domestic livestock for scarce water and grazing resources. Hybridization with domestic donkeys also poses a significant risk to the genetic integrity of the wild population. Responsible safari tourism can help by raising awareness and generating funds for anti-poaching patrols and habitat protection efforts in the few remaining strongholds of this critically endangered species.
The African wild ass or African wild donkey, is a wild member of the horse family, Equidae. This species is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic donkey, which is sometimes placed within the same species. They live in the deserts and other arid areas of the Horn of Africa, in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. It formerly had a wider range north and west into Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. It is Critically Endangered, with about 570 existing in the wild.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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