Fauna
The Asian Wild Ass has been reintroduced to Makhtesh Ramon. In 1995 the population had increased to 40 adults in the area. The animals are hybrids of two different subspecies of the Asian Wild Ass. It is derived from the Turkmenian Kulan (E. h. kulan) and the Persian Onager (E. h. onager). The original subspecies, the Syrian Wild Ass (E. h. hemippus), is completely extinct. Other larger mammals of the area include Nubian Ibexes, Dorcas Gazelles, Striped Hyenas and few Arabian Leopards.
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