Przewalski’s horse reintroduction in the State Natural Reserve «Orenburgsky»: the first results

This paper presents a chronology of the main events taking place within the framework of the program to resettle Przhewalsky’s horses to the territory inhabited by their close relatives, the tarpans, to create a new and sustainable population of these animals. The Przewalski’s horse population under natural conditions of the State Natural Reserve «Orenburgsky» will allow having a reserve of healthy, well-developed animals as a guarantee of keeping the species clean for a very long period of time. By the end of the 19th century, not a single Przewalski’s wild horse remained in its natural habitat. The paper discusses a gradual reintroduction of Przewalski’s horse and presents the first results, taken from open sources, on the restoration of the wild horse population in the Orenburg Region. The first results allow you to look to the future with confidence. 5 healthy foals have already been born in the reserve; PA scientists are optimistic about the spring of 2019 and hope that the stock of wild horses will continue to grow. The Przewalski’s horse reintroduction program enjoys a personal support of the Orenburg Region Governor and is among the key projects for the protection of wild animals, personally supervised by the President of the Russian Federation.