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Sardinian donkey
The
Sardinian
donkey
is a
breed
of donkey from the
Mediterranean island
of
Sardinia
, to
the west
of Italy. It is
raised
throughout
the island
; there are also some small
populations
in
mainland
Italy. It is one of
the eight
autochthonous
donkey
breeds
of
limited
distribution
recognised by the
Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali
, the
Italian
ministry of agriculture
and
forestry
. The
conservation status
of the Sardinian donkey was
listed
as "endangered" by the
FAO
in
2007
.