▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁dark ▁brown ▁stri pe ▁running ▁along ▁the ▁back , ▁to ▁the ▁root ▁of ▁the ▁tail . ▁ ▁Range ▁and ▁habitat ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁wild ▁ass ' s ▁range ▁once ▁extended ▁from ▁western ▁India , ▁southern ▁Pakistan ▁( i . e . ▁provinces ▁of ▁S ind h ▁and ▁Bal uch istan ), ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁south - e astern ▁Iran . ▁Today , ▁its ▁last ▁refuge ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Wild ▁Ass ▁San ctu ary , ▁Little ▁R ann ▁of ▁K utch ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁R ann ▁of ▁K utch ▁in ▁the ▁Gu jar at ▁province ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁animal , ▁however , ▁is ▁also ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Sur end ran agar , ▁Ban ask anth a , ▁Me hs ana , ▁and ▁other ▁K utch ▁districts . ▁Sal ine ▁desert s ▁( ran n ), ▁ar id ▁grass lands ▁and ▁shr ub lands ▁are ▁its ▁preferred ▁environments . ▁ ▁Range ▁extension ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁The ▁Indian ▁wild ▁ass ▁population ▁has ▁been ▁increasing ▁in ▁numbers ▁and ▁extending ▁its ▁range ▁from ▁Little ▁R ann ▁of ▁K utch , ▁where ▁the ▁world ' s ▁last ▁population ▁of ▁this ▁sub species ▁had ▁got ▁conf ined ▁to ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁and ▁has ▁gradually ▁started ▁moving ▁out ▁and ▁colon izing ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁R ann ▁of ▁K utch , ▁also ▁extending ▁into ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Indian ▁State ▁of ▁Raj as than ▁in ▁the ▁border ing ▁villages ▁in ▁J al ore ▁district ▁border ing ▁the ▁R ann ▁of