Rarity
Since the invention of automobiles and trains, this breed has declined at an alarming rate. At the end of the 19th century, a census in the Provençal departments recorded 13,000 donkeys. But by 1956 they were down to around 2000 donkeys. In 1993 there were only 330 recorded Provence donkeys left.
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