▁highly ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁& ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁R ann ▁of ▁K utch ▁and ▁ad jo ining ▁districts ▁were ▁taken ▁up ▁as ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁conservation ▁for ▁this ▁sub - species ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Kh ur . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁forest ▁department ▁began ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁wild ▁ass ▁census . ▁Water ▁holes ▁were ▁increased ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁forest ▁department ▁has ▁also ▁started ▁a ▁project ▁for ▁having ▁f od der ▁plots ▁though ▁the ▁forest ▁department ▁is ▁yet ▁to ▁get ▁desired ▁success . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁wild ▁ass ▁population ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 2 , 9 4 0 , ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁it ▁has ▁increased ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 , 8 6 3 . ▁A ▁recent ▁census ▁conducted ▁by ▁forest ▁department ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁has ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁wild ▁ass ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁about ▁ 4 , 0 3 8 , ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 4 . 5 3 % ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Rec ently ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁current ▁census ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁wild ▁ass ▁population ▁has ▁increased ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 , 8 0 0 ▁individuals ▁in ▁and ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Wild ▁Ass ▁San ctu ary . ▁ ▁Of ▁late , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁sp otted ▁right ▁outside ▁Ah med abad ▁near