- "Near threatened" in the IUCN Red List and "Endangered" in the Mongolian Red List of Mammals 

- Appendix I of the CITES

- Appendix II of the CMS

• The Khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus) represents the largest population of the Asiatic Wild Ass in the world. 

• Mongolia hosts about 80% of the global population of the Asiatic Wild Ass. 

• The South and Southeast regions of Mongolia's Gobi Desert - where we operate since 2008 - support the largest population of the Khulan in Mongolia. 

• The Khulan plays a very important function in nature as a Gobi engineer species, digging water holes at dry water sources to access water located underneath the Gobi floor. These precious water holes benefit other Gobi species: wild and domestic. 

• Every year, Khulans migrate over 70,000 square kilometers, making them the land animals with the greatest migration distance on the planet! 

• Protecting the Khulan - which is a migratory species with one of the greatest migration distances on the planet - it also helps protect a large range of lands and therefore a large amount of other Gobi species. 

• Khulans' movements, which follow a nomadic pattern, contribute to maintain plant diversity and could help pastures to regenerate through undigested plants' seeds found in their dungs. 

• Khulans also help other species access vegetation by removing with their hooves dry and senescent vegetation. 

• The species also helps maintain food webs' balance. 

• and more ... 

The Khulan represents a good indicator of the health of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert rangelands.

The Khulan is a symbol of adaptation, resilience and regeneration. 

It also represents a local symbol of the cultural and biodiversity heritage of Mongolia.

The Mongolian Wild Ass / Khulan is locally known for its ability to dig 'wells' or 'watering holes' at dry water points and riverbeds to access underground water from which they can drink. This very specific behavior is mostly observed during the dry periods of the year where in the Gobi Desert replenishment of water points depends on rainfall. In order to adapt to the dry periods and the lack of open water points and sources in the Gobi Desert, the Mongolian Khulan has adapted and developed this very specific behavior and dug holes of different sizes and depths to access water.