Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern. As of 2016, the Indian wild ass is listed as Near Threatened by IUCN. Previously in 2009, the previous census estimated 4,038 Indian wild ass. However, the population was still growing. In December 2014, the population was estimated at 4,451 individuals. It has increased from a jump of 454. However, as of 2015, the current census of the Indian wild ass population has increased to more than 4,800 individuals in and outside of the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary of India.