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On june 15, 4 new horses arrived from Prague zoo to reinforce our Mongolian population of Przewalski's horses.A species set free after 100 years of captivity
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, Groves 1986) is the world's last remaining wild horse. Human activities and a series of severe winters led to extinction in its historical range in central Asia by the 1970s. Individuals only survived in zoos, with a sufficient captive population by the 1990s to allow in situ reintroductions to Mongolia.Our Przewalski's horses
TAKH is an NGO created in 1990 which manages two populations of Pzrewalski's horses:The Le Villaret population is located in southern France. Its purpose is to be a genetic reservoir and to allow students and scientists to study Przewalski's horse behaviour in the wild. This population was established with animals from European zoos.
The other population is in Mongolia at a place called Khomiin Tal. This population started with 22 horses brought from Le Villaret in their natural social groups during 2004 and 2005. The aim of TAKH is to create a wild and self-sustaining population of Przewalski's horses in Mongolia over the long-term.
Przewalski's horses in Khomiin Tal - © C. Feh
