These animals spend eight months of the winter on the Tibetan Plateau and four months of the rainy season in the highlands of the Upper Mustang region.
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A large number of wild asses (kyangs) have been seen in the grazing areas above Lomanthang-1 Dhalung and Setara in Upper Mustang under the Nepal-China northern border area.
Wild asses were found grazing in Dhalung Upachlek and Setara Lake in Lomanthang Rural Municipality, which is about 5,000 meters above sea level. Umesh Poudel, head of the ACAP Lomanthang office, who is studying these animals, said that they were found in Dhalung and Setara Upachlek in Lomanthang.
Chief Poudel informed that a herd of wild asses was seen grazing in Dhalung and Setara Upachlek while returning from the Nepal-China border area in Korala. 'A total of 116 animals were seen, including 102 in Dhalung Upachlek in Lomanthang and 14 in Setara Upachlek in the same place,' he said.
According to him, the habitat of wild donkeys is combined in the Himalayan Trans-Himalayan (Tibet/Mustang) region, according to experts . Chief Poudel said that the habitat of this rare mammal animal is determined by the season . According to him, They spend eight months of winter on the Tibetan Plateau during the rainy season, they make their home in the highlands of the Upper Mustang region when summer begins
Although the number of wild donkeys has been technically determined by ‘camera tapping’ before, this is the first time that such a large number has been seen. In a previous study of wild donkeys conducted in 2004, 37 were found in Upper Mustang. Due to climate change, these types of wild donkeys move up and down according to the weather. This season, as green grass has grown in the bordering highlands of Upper Mustang, the wild donkeys have entered Nepal in search of food.
The body of the wild donkey is brown/greenish red and the belly is white. Its legs are long and have the ability to run fast.
The main characteristics of the wild donkey are living in groups, running fast and being alert. Climate change and human activities are considered the main challenges for the wild donkey.
