A Short Communication Report on Kundudo Feral Horse: Trends, Status, and Threats and Implication for Conservation

Abdurazak Sufiyan

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A Short Communication Report on Kundudo Feral Horse: Trends, Status, and Threats and Implication for Conservation

Abdurazak Sufiyan

Published in Reports (Volume 2, Issue 2)

Received: 6 April 2022 Accepted: 8 June 2022 Published: 16 June 2022

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Kundudoo feral horses are the only feral horse in Ethiopia and are located Kundudo Mountain in the eastern part of Ethiopia. The purpose of this short communication report was to compile data from different sources including secondary data, reports from woreda focal office, interview with woreda experts and guards directly working on Kundudo feral Horses. Data such as trends, status and threats to Kundudo feral Horses were compiled from mentioned sources. Currently, the Kundudo feral horses were conserved in-situ at the top of Kundudo Mountain. Currently, in 2021 and 2022 there are a total of 30 feral horses on the top of the mountain protected by guards and the number of this horse breed will be expected to rise if protected well. The main threat Kundudoo feral horses facing are logistic problem, inbreeding, low conservation activities, and animal encroachment for feeding. The major activities performed for better conservation of Kundudo feral horses are awareness raising campaigns, Kundudo Mountain was recognized as an in-situ site by the community, the horses moved to their original place on the mountain, personnel were hired and manavement plan was developed for stalkholders. Furthermore, Having many negotiations among stakeholders, prominent stakeholders have reached a consensus and signed MoU on further engagement and tried to develop a new way of communication and management arrangement. Generally, the conservation of biological diversity is important particularly conservation of threatened animal genetic resources like the unique horse species of Kundudoo Mountain because there is no duplicate copy of species has been conserved.

Published in	Reports (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.reports.20220202.12
Page(s)	49-53
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Kundudo Feral Horse, Kundudo Mountain, Ethiopian Horses, Gursum

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