
Reintroduction of Asiatic Wild Ass and Wild horses
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Kazakhstan is home to one of the last intact grassland ecosystems on earth. Millions of saiga antelopes, wild ass (kulans) and Przewalski's horses once roamed the deserts, semi-deserts and steppes of the Altyn Dala (Golden Steppe). However, intensive hunting and habitat loss have wiped out the majority of the animals. Yet these herbivores are important, as they prevent fires in the steppe through grazing, clear waterholes and fertilize the soil with their droppings.
What do we want to change?
We are committed to restoring stable populations of saigas, kulans and wild horses.
How do we achieve this?
As wild horses have been considered extinct in Kazakhstan for 200 years, the animals for our new founder population come from European semi-reserves and zoos. By 2029, 40 animals from Europe will form the core of a new wild horse population in Kazakhstan.
Kulans disappeared from the Golden Steppe 100 years ago. By 2029, we want to bring a founder population of 100 wild ass to the Torgai Steppe. The animals come from the Altyn Emel National Park in southern Kazakhstan.
Who is "we"?
Where is the project at right now?
In June 2024 and 2025, 7 wild horses arrived at the reintroduction center in central Kazakhstan. The animals spend a year there getting used to the climate and vegetation of the steppe. In June 2025, we finally released the first 6 wild horses into the wild. Two of the mares carry GPS transmitters that allow us to track their movements.
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