The world’s rarest equine, the Przewalski’s horse, is getting a significant conservation enhance with the arrival of an extra 150 animals raised in Hungary to the Kazakh steppes in Kazakhstan, as reported within the Instances of Central Asia. The once-dominant species within the area vanished from the wild within the Nineteen Sixties.
As we wrote in 2024, seven horses, 5 mares and two stallions had been the primary of the uncommon breed to be re-introduced into the world from zoos in Berlin and Prague.
Whereas not a rich nation, Kazakhstan has led the way in which with its conservation efforts on the worldwide stage. Along with the horses, the nation is making an attempt to reintroduce the saiga antelope, Bukhara deer, snow leopards and tigers.
Whereas the unique seven horses often known as Ypsilonk, Zeta II, Zorro, Tessa, Sary, Wespe, and Umbra had been launched on the Altyn Dala Reserve in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay area, the brand new herd of 150 can be scattered throughout the nation and left to dwell life as they had been meant – wild and free. The pinnacle of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, Istvan Nagy, famous that, “This step will improve questions of safety for such a horse in case there may be some sort of illness right here.”
