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Information
on Wild
Ass Wildlife Sanctuary: providing on-line
reservation /booking for Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Tours on discounted rates,
air/rail ticketing, car/ taxi / coach hire for
travel to Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary, wildlife
Safari in Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary and optional extension
tours to other tourist destinations
in India.
Location
of Wild Ass Sanctuary: |
Little Rann of
Kutch, Gujarat |
Area covered: |
4953 sq. km |
Main Wildlife
Found in Wild Ass Sanctuary: |
Wild Ass |
Best time
to visit Wild Ass Sanctuary: |
October to March |
 A
fiat, salt-cracked vast barren desert,
hissing sand storms and the majestic
Ghudkhar roaming over mirage waters
make the little rann of Kachchh a
unique and one of the most fascinating
wilderness of the world.
The Sanctuary was established in
1973 covering entire little rann and
waste lands of bordering five districts
with an area of 4953 Sq. KM. The rann
was a shallow part of the Gulf of
Kachchh earlier. It is formed through
the process of siltation of marine
estuary. During monsoon, the discharge
of river and rain waters together
with sea water blown up due to south
west winds, the rann becomes a vast
shallow sheet of water which dries
up by October, November leaving a
flat surface to provide super highway
for vehicles.
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| Indian Wild Ass (EQUUS HEMIONUS KHUR) |
Locally
known as 'Ghud Khar' was once common
in the North-western India. West Pakistan
and South Iran. They are now found only
in the Rann of Kachchh of Gujarat State.
The Wild Ass falls in Family Equide
which includes Horses, Zibras and Donkeys. |
 Indian
Wild Ass is one of the sturdiest animals
in the world, withstanding scorching
midday temperatures unto 45° C or more
without any shelter in midst of the
desert and facing long periods of drought
as well as other calamities with relative
ease, where others cannot survive. It
has strength and speed of a horse and
can run at speeds of 60 to 70 Km/hr.
A mature beast stands 120 cms. in height
and 210 cms. in length, weighing about
230 kgs. It possesses a shiny white
coat with greyish-brown patches and
a black or brown hairy stripe in the
centre enhancing its beauty. They move
about either singly or in herds (10
to 30) in search of fodder and sweet
water, resting only in hot afternoon
hours. They eat what they get, generally
scrubby grass and pods of prosopis.
The breeding season is August to October
and after a gestation period of 11 Months,
Only one young one is delivered which
joins the herd in a very short time.
The call of wild ass is shriller than
that of domestic donkey. The life span
is 20 to 25 years.
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Air: The Nearest
airport is Ahmedabad (100 kms). |
| Bus:The Nearest
bus station is Dhrangadhra (16 kms). |
Train: Nearest
Railway station are:Dhrangadhra - 16
kms., Ahmedabad - 100 Kms., Rajkot -
140 Kms |
Best Season to visit Wild
ASS Sanctuary:November to March
is the best season to visit the sanctuary. |
| Accommodation near Wild ASS
Sanctuary: Government and Private
Rest House at Dhrangdhra, Bajana, Patdi
and Jainabad. |
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