Association GOVIIN KHULAN

to protect the endangered Mongolian Khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus) and its habitat

and reach a better harmony between nature, animals and humans

The Mongolian Khulan, an endangered species!

хулан адуу маш ховор байна !

Mongolian Khulan status in the wild: 

.ENDANGERED (IUCN Red List) 

.To date: lack of information on its behavioral ecology and few actions conducted for its protection!

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The Association GOVIIN KHULAN is a french non-profit organization co-founded in November 2007 by Anne-Camille SOURIS, ethologist, who is studying Mongolian wild Equids in Mongolia since the spring 2003.  

Our wish: "to reach a better harmony between nature, animals and humans". 

The Mongolian Khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus) - which is one of the 5 recognized sub-species of the Asiatic wild ass and the largest population of this species - is listed in the Red List of the IUCN as "endangered" and in Appendix I of the CITES (Convention of Washington). The population of the Mongolian Khulan has known an important decrease of about 50% since the end of the 1990's.  

Our organization’s goals are:

-to enhance the protection of the Mongolian Khulan and its habitat,

-to improve relations between humans and khulans,

-to involve the local population to protect this species and its habitat and make local people Ambassadors of the Mongolian Khulan and its habitat protection,

-to contribute to biodiversity conservation,

-and to inform, grow public awareness, and educate local and international people to protect wildlife and nature. 

Our actions are mainly conducted in the south and southeast Gobi, in Mongolia (Ömnögobi and Dornogobi aimags), where there was less work towards this species protection.

Since the beginning, we cooperate with local scientists and specialists, local authorities, rangers, governors of each administrative subdivision, schools, Buddhist monasteries and the local population of our study area. Since the summer 2008, we have secured the support of some local rangers, local governments, some schools, two Buddhist monasteries and the local community of the south of the Dornogobi aimag.

Local people involvement and local cooperation are both vital for an optimal approach for this project and its long term success.


Since the spring 2011, our organization is an approved partner of 1% for the Planet. 1% member businesses on every continent can give at least 1% of their top-lines sales to charities like ours.

To know more about:

-the Mongolian Khulan: "About the Khulan"

-our objectives: « Our objectives »

We want to heartily thank Miss UNDRAKH Turmunkh for the superb new logo she benevolently created for our organization, begin of 2011 ! 

To discover the meaning and symbols of our logo, follow this link : LOGO

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