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Introduction to Przewalski Horse Recovery

The world first learned of Takhi -- the Przewalski horse -- when it was declared a unique species in 1881. Sadly, the Przewalski horse was driven to extinction in the wild less than 100 years later, with only a few individuals surviving in zoos. Eleven of those animals formed the core of a captive breeding group that eventually led to the reintroduction of Takhi to the Tachin Tal site in Mongolia's Gobi Desert Strictly Protected Area.

By Spring 2003, sixty-two Przewalski horses were living in the Gobi recovery area. They share this harsh, immense and beautiful landscape with an amazing variety of other animals -- many of them, like the Asiatic wild ass, endangered themselves.


Learning About Przewalski Horses on FTE 
( About The Project )
The "Recovery in the Gobi" field trip on Field Trip Earth offers many articles and other resources for those wishing to learn more about efforts to conserve the Przewalski horse in Mongolia. Detailed information about that project, as well as other conservation issues in the region, is also found in other "site-wide" articles—see the full article for a complete list.
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Takhi: Recovering a Doomed Species 
( About The Project )
Przewalski horses were "rediscovered" as a new species in the late 1800s. Barely eighty years later, though, they were extinct in the wild and their population relegated to zoos. After many years of captive breeding, they were reintroduced to the Gobi Desert in 1992.
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The Great Gobi Ecosystem 
( About The Region )
The Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area encompasses 53,000 square kilometers of fragile desert and desert steppe habitat. It is home to several important species, including rare members of the camel, bear, horse and gazelle families. Though it is largely untouched by humans, there are still numerous threats facing those rare animals.
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Threats to Gobi Wildlife and Habitat 
( About The Region )
Like many of the world's wildest places, the Gobi's wildlife and landscape suffer from several human-based problems. Can you find evidence of these problems in the other regions explored on Field Trip Earth?
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