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After 65 Years Away, Asiatic Wild Asses Reclaim Their Home in Mongolia
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The khulan, or Asiatic wild ass, is making a remarkable comeback in eastern Mongolia after more than six decades of absence from the region. Recent efforts to remove landscape fencing that once blocked migration routes along the Trans-Mongolian Railway have allowed these animals to return and successfully re-establish their population in their native habitat.
The khulan, or Asiatic wild ass, is making a remarkable comeback in eastern Mongolia after more than six decades of absence from the region. Recent efforts to remove landscape fencing that once blocked migration routes along the Trans-Mongolian Railway have allowed these animals to return and successfully re-establish their population in their native habitat.