Przewalski's horses return to Kazakhstan

[Catherine]

Przewalski's horses have been absent from Kazakhstan for 200 years. The species itself was nearly lost to extinction when the last hose was killed in the wild.
The efforts of Prague Zoo and other zoos around the world kept the species alive and increased their numbers enough to return them to the wild. There is now a healthy population in Mongolia. Six mares and one stallion were released this time. More will be released later. The horses will help stabilize the ecosystem. They spread seeds and fertilize the land. They help water get into the soil when they dig up plants.
Over the next five years there will be a total of 40 horses released.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...kazakhstan

This is a conservation story that repeats itself around the world in many different ways. A key species is returned to an area and the whole damaged ecosystem begins to heal. The wolves in Yellowstone National Park, the buffalo on the North American Prairies and many more species have worked ecological magic when they are returned. It will be amazing to watch this transformation that place. It might start slow, but the horses will heal the land.
I look forward to hearing about future releases of the horses and the effects they have on their environment.