Despite the passage of so many years, the plain of Kazakhstan is once again inhabited by wild horses.

After decades of conservation efforts that had lasted for at least two hundred years, the Golden Steppe of Kazakhstan is once again home to wild horses that are in danger of extinction and becoming extinct.
Beginning in the beginning of June, seven of Przewalski’s Horses were transported from Europe to the Central Asian Republic through the use of an operation that was supervised by the Prague Zoo.

experts have reported that the horses are exhibiting indications of healing after only two weeks of treatment. They are now free to roam the plains and have even begun mating, according to the findings of the experts.
According to officials from the zoo, this signifies a win for conservation efforts that have been going on for centuries.
The horses have been returned to Mongolia and China through a process known as trickle-feeding for several decades, but this operation is the first time that they have been brought back to Kazakhstan.
The Przewalski’s Horse is the only wild horse species that is still alive on Earth. It was named after Nikolai Przewalski, a Russian explorer who was the first person to identify the horse for the scientific community in Europe.
Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, researchers brought the species from the steppes of Central Asia to the zoos of North America and Europe. These zoos were located in their respective regions. In the past, the species had its beginnings thousands of years ago.
They were successful in gaining entry into zoos in Prague and Munich, and now their kids are making a triumphant return to Kazakhstan. Congratulations!
According to artifacts from the region, Northerners were riding and eating horses at least two thousand years before the first mention of domesticated horses in European annals. This information comes from research conducted in the region.
Before Przewalski’s “discovery” in 1879, the horses were only discovered in a certain location in western Mongolia. This was the only place where they were discovered. They went extinct as a result of several circumstances, including changes in the habitat, competition from humans and cattle, and other things.
Following the end of World War II, people from all over the world came together to salvage the animals from their predicament. It was the Prague Zoo that was awarded the “international studship” for the breed.
For the first time in Kazakhstan, the first batch, which consisted of six mares and one stallion, was brought back in the previous week. Over the next five years, it is anticipated that it will be able to entice a minimum of forty participants.
Based on the statements made by Miroslav Bobek, the director of the zoo, “This is an event of historical significance.”
It has been believed for a long time that Przewalski’s horse is the only wild horse species that is still alive. This is because other horse species, such as the American Mustang and the Australian brumby, are wild and descended from domesticated animals.
In addition to the fact that contemporary domesticated horses are shorter in size and have a stockier build, the genetic differences that exist between Przewalski’s horse and modern domesticated horses demonstrate that the two are not related.
The horses have been reintroduced to Central Asia by the Prague Zoo for the past fifteen years, with the majority of their migration taking place in Mongolia. In the year 2022, they announced that they had signed a contract with the various authorities in Kazakhstan to commence operations there.
This past week, the culmination of many years of hard work was finally revealed. During several months, the horses that were selected by the Prague Zoo from a variety of programs located throughout Europe were housed together at Tierpark Berlin, which is Berlin’s zoo, to familiarize themselves with one another before embarking on their journey.
On the 6,000-kilometer path that the standing horses were carried in two groups by military planes at the beginning of June, Azerbaijan and Turkey were locations that were visited along the way.
Following their arrival at the Arkalyk Airport in Kazakhstan, they were driven to the plains for eight hours before being released onto the Altyn Dala, which is referred to as the Golden Steppe in Kazakh.
“The foursome came to a close when [the mare named] Tessa dashed out of the transport box into the pen, followed by Wespe and Umbra,” Mr. Bobek further recounted.
On Thursday, Mr. Mašek, who serves as a spokesperson for the zoo, shared with the BBC that the horses, after experiencing a time of terror initially, had begun to venture further afield through their exploration.
Along with the news that some horses had begun to mate, which was announced this week, scientists also observed that this was a “very good” development.