Wild Bactrian Camel

About 1,400 wild Bactrian camels ( Camelus ferus) live in northern China and southern Mongolia, in the Gobi Desert, and are a genetically different, much smaller species than the Bactrian camel ( Camelus bactrianus). Technically speaking, the wild Bactrian camel is the only wild example of its kind in existence today, with others being largely domesticated. The wild Bactrian camel has been hunted for its meat and hide for over 200 years, and they are the eighth most endangered large mammals in the world. Plans for conservation are being discussed and implemented by the Wild Camel Protection Foundation.