Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-Year Isolation From Landscape Fencing

Hundreds of Khulan return to Eastern Mongolia after 65-year absence

The Asiatic wild ass, or khulan, is reestablishing itself in eastern Mongolia for the first time in more than six decades, according to a recent study. It found hundreds of these wide-roaming herbivores have successfully crossed through a gap along the perimeter of the otherwise fenced-off Trans-Mongolian Railway, a barrier that kept them restricted to […]

Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing

The Asiatic wild ass, known locally as the khulan (Equus hemionus), has returned to eastern Mongolia and is showing clear signs of re-establishing a population after more than 65 years of absence from the region. For decades, fencing along the Trans-Mongolian Railway (TMR) has restricted movement of khulan and other migratory species. Recent efforts to […] The post Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landsca…

'An extraordinary conservation breakthrough': Asiatic wild ass returns to Mongolia after 65 years

A species absent from eastern Mongolia for more than six decades is making a dramatic comeback. The Asiatic wild ass, or khulan, detailed here by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, has returned to the region after more than 65 years, marking what conservationists are calling a major win for habitat restoration.  A new study published in Oryx suggests the animals are doing more than briefly passing through. According to a WCS New…