The world’s rarest equine, the Przewalski’s horse, is getting a major conservation boost with the arrival of an additional 150 animals raised in Hungary to the Kazakh steppes in Kazakhstan, as reported in the Times of Central Asia. The once-dominant species in the region vanished from the wild in the 1960s.
As we wrote in 2024, seven horses, five mares and two stallions were the first of the rare breed to be re-introduced into the area from zoos in Berlin and Prague.
While not a wealthy nation, Kazakhstan has led the way with its conservation efforts on the global stage. In addition to the horses, the country is attempting to reintroduce the saiga antelope, Bukhara deer, snow leopards and tigers.
While the original seven horses known as Ypsilonk, Zeta II, Zorro, Tessa, Sary, Wespe, and Umbra were released at the Altyn Dala Reserve in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region, the new herd of 150 will be scattered across the country and left to live life as they were intended – wild and free. The head of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, Istvan Nagy, noted that, “This step will increase safety issues for this type of horse in case there is some kind of disease here.”
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