Editing Mountain zebra (section)

==Conservation==
The species is listed as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] under the [[IUCN Red List]] and both sub-species are included in Appendix II of the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]] (CITES).<ref name = "CITES"/> The Cape mountain zebra was hunted to near extinction. In the 1930s, their population was reduced to about 100 individuals. However, consistent and vigorous conservation measures have succeeded in reversing the decline, and in 1998, the population of the Cape mountain zebra was estimated to have increased to some 1200, about 540 in national parks, 490 in provincial nature reserves, and 165 in other reserves. However, the population has increased to about over 2,700 in the wild due to conservation efforts.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hrabar|first1=Halszka|last2=Kerley|first2=Graham I. H.|date=July 2013|title=Conservation goals for the Cape mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra —security in numbers?|journal=Oryx|language=en|volume=47|issue=3|pages=403–409|doi=10.1017/S0030605311002018|issn=0030-6053|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Though both mountain zebra subspecies are currently protected in national parks, they are still threatened. The European Zoos Endangered Species Program and co-operative management of zoo populations worldwide have been set up for them.