Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) is Namibia's only endemic large mammal and a protected species in Namibia. It is a subspecies of mountain zebra and together with the Cape mountain zebra (E.z.zebra) in South Africa is of global conservation importance (IUCN Red List Category: Vulnerable). Cape mountain zebras were reduced by overhunting to less than 100 animals in the 1940s although protection in parks and reserves has allowed their numbers to expand again. Hartmann's populations in Namibia are healthier but they still numbered only about 25,000 in 2002 (Novellie et al, 2002), mainly in protected areas, conservancies and farms devoted partly or wholly to wildlife.