Protecting the threatened Mongolian Wild Ass (Khulan) and the Gobi Desert ecosystem, in partnership with protected areas and the local communities 

towards a harmonious coexistence between wildlife and people

Association GOVIIN KHULAN is a French conservation non-profit organization founded in 2007.

Our mission is the conservation of the Mongolian Wild Ass/Khulan as an umbrella species of the Gobi Desert ecosystem and Mongolian grasslands, in partnership with protected areas' administration and local communities of our project's areas. 

By protecting the Mongolian Wild Ass/Khulan as an umbrella species, we also aim to enhance protection of other endangered and threatened Gobi species (argali, goitered gazelle, Pallas's Cat, snow leopard, Cinereous vulture and much more), and the Gobi Desert ecosystem through - collaboration, science-based conservation activities, environmental education, capacity building and community-based/led conservation - for a long-term success. 

Mongolia is an important stronghold of the Asiatic Wild Ass, hosting about 80% of the global population of the Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus), represented by the Mongolian Khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus). Mongolia has then a global responsibility to ensure this species conservation. 

Our organization works in the south and southeastern regions of Mongolia's Gobi Desert since the summer 2008, in partnership with protected areas' administrations and the local communities of our project's areas, to ensure the conservation of the Mongolian Khulan, and enhance protection of Gobi wildlife and the Gobi Desert ecosystem. 

Our organization also aims to reach a harmonious and sustainable coexistence between wildlife and people.