Association GOVIIN KHULAN
Mongolian Khulan conservation organization
We protect the Khulan, other Gobi key species and Mongolia's Gobi Desert landscapes
together with local communities and protected areas
for people and wildlife to thrive and coexist in harmony in shared and preserved landscapes
Our mission is the conservation of the Asiatic Wild Ass / Khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus) in Mongolia as an umbrella species and keystone species of the Gobi Desert ecosystem and Mongolian grasslands, together with local communities and protected areas' administration of our project's areas.
Mongolia is an important stronghold of the Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus), hosting about 80% of its global population represented by the Mongolian Khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus). Mongolia thus represents a very important place to ensure this species conservation.
By protecting the Mongolian Wild Ass/Khulan for all the ecosystem services it can provides and its importance in nature, we also aim to enhance protection of other endangered and threatened Gobi species (e.g. argali, goitered gazelle, Pallas's Cat, snow leopard, Cinereous vulture and much more), and the Gobi Desert ecosystem through - science-based conservation activities, environmental education and awareness, capacity building, community-based/led conservation, and partnerships - for a long-term success.
Our organization works in the south and southeastern regions of Mongolia's Gobi Desert since 2008, in partnership with protected areas' administrations and the local communities to ensure the conservation of the Mongolian Khulan and enhance protection of Gobi wildlife and the Gobi Desert ecosystem for people and wildlife to thrive and coexist in harmony in shared and preserved landscapes.
OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAM
To ensure the conservation of the Khulan, other Gobi key species and the Gobi Desert ecosystem, our approach is based on:
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Research
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Gobi Guardians of wildlife and nature: cooperation and involvement of the local community's leaders and of the protected areas' administration
in our conservation program and sustainable use of natural resources
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Capacity building: guidance and support to our local partners to implement their own conservation initiatives
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Environmental awareness and Conservation outreach: bridge local environmental knowledge to scientific knowledge to improve wildlife conservation
and protection of their habitat
- Responsible and Conservation tourism: run responsible and conservation tours in Mongolia and our project areas.
Support the KHULAN CONSERVATION FUND
to help protect this unique and essential species and its habitat, and support Gobi community-based conservation efforts
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KHULAN DAY / September 18th
September
18th has been selected few years ago by the Buddhist monks our organization works with as the Khulan Day, to celebrate the Khulan,
this magnificent and essential wild Equid in Mongolian landscapes.
We will keep celebrating the Khulan every year, on this very important and meaningful date, together with our partners, local communities, schools and our other partners of the south and
southeast Gobi regions.
Together let’s create a future where khulans and local communities thrive and coexist in harmony in preserved landscapes.
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movement by working with us or supporting our work.
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