Feral Donkey

Order Perissodactyla; Family Equidae; Scientific name: Equus asinus; Common name: Feral Donkey; Alternative common names: Donkey, Feral Ass or Ass - Distribution in Australia: mainly in semi-arid and arid areas of Western Australia, The Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland with the highest densities in the Kimberley Region of WA and Victoria River area of the NT - Note: this is an introduced pest species in Australia; it has been introduced deliberately as a pack animal with escaped and deliberately released animals giving rise to the current feral population of several million animals.