Return of the Wild Horses

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Przewalski's horses in Gobi

Return of the Wild Horses is the most important

reintroduces captive-bred wild horses into large nature reserves in Mongolia, the project also provides material support to Mongolian rangers who protect and monitor the herds in Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area. Through yearly transports of horses from the Czech Republic starting in 2011, Zoo Prague managed to increase the population of wild horses in Khomyn Tal by 34 animals.[1]

Development of the project

Prague Zoo manages the international Przewalski's horse studbook since 1959, in 1997 it joined the reintroduction efforts in Mongolia, contributing four of its horses to

Khustain Nuruu National Park.[2] Prague Zoo exhibits and breeds horses in Prague and keeps a core herd in its Przewalski's Horse Breeding and Acclimatization Facility in Dolní Dobřejov [3] (Střezimíř
municipality).

The management office of Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area was opened in 2006 and began cooperating with Prague Zoo, who continues to provide important material and technical support to park management and guards such as satellite phones, GPS navigation, microscopes, binoculars, off-road cars, motorcycles, guardhouses, hay barns, diesel generator and a well. In 2007, Prague Zoo joined the International Takhi Group.

The horses suitable for release are selected and transported from European zoos as well as from the core herd in Dobřejov. Once a year four of these are loaded in boxes, taken by car to airport, lifted by

Czech Army, Czech Development Agency, Czech and Mongolian embassies, public donations and proceeds from Prague Zoo ticket sales.[4]

Yearly transports of horses

Loading the horses in boxes into the plane in Prague
Transport by lorries in Mongolia
Release into the acclimatization pen

The first four Przewalski's horses were transported to Khomyn Tal in 2011.

Khustain Nuruu National Park near Ulaanbaatar to Takhin Tal Nature Reserve
in Gobi B. [7] Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area is now home to more than 270 Przewalski's horses, the transported horses have formed or joined the local herds and reproduce successfully.[8]

Year Destination Number of horses
2011 Khomyn Tal 4 horses (1 stallion, 3 mares)
2012 Gobi B 4 mares
2013 Gobi B 4 mares
2014 Gobi B 3 mares
2015 Gobi B 4 mares
2016 Gobi B 4 mares + 4 horses within Mongolia (1 stallion, 3 mares)
2017 Gobi B 4 mares
2018 Gobi B 4 mares
2019 Gobi B 3 mares

See also

References

  1. ^ "Devátý "Návrat divokých koní" do Mongolska proběhl úspěšně". Zoo Praha (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Return of the Przewalski's Horse to Mongolia". Zoo Praha. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ "CHARZA Dolní Dobřejov".
  4. ^ "Návrat divokých koní". Zoo Praha (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. ^ "The history of Prague Zoo". Zoo Praha. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  6. ^ "The 9th Return of the Wild Horses to Mongolia was successful". Zoo Praha. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  7. ^ "The best year of Prague Zoo". Zoo Praha. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  8. ^ "For the eighth time! This time without meeting Zeta, though". Zoo Praha. Retrieved 2019-07-14.

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