Number of Tibetan wild donkeys has rapidly increased in Tibet in recent years as Tibet has adopted different measures to protect the wild animals. Recently, as recent as September 3rd, 2009, groups of wild Tibetan donkeys was seen on the meadows along the roads in Burang of Ngari Prefecture.
According to the Tibet Regional Forestry Bureau, the government paid about 10.60 million yuan (1.55 million dollars) and 2.07 million yuan (303,060 dollars) in 2008 to farmers and herdsmen in Nagqu and Ngari prefectures for wild animal-caused losses.
