{"id":2173,"date":"2026-09-22T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-en\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T01:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:07:00","slug":"2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-en","status":"publish","type":"briefing","link":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Przewalski\u2019s horse foals born in central Kazakhstan after about 200 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2026-09-22 01:07 KST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first foal was born to Tessa on 22 August and the second to Umbra on 30 August; both mares moved from Berlin in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Early reports say both foals are healthy, showing the project has reached reproduction, but survival, genetics and full release require years of monitoring.<\/p>\n<h2>How did the project begin?<\/h2>\n<p>The international project led by Prague Zoo moved the first seven horses in 2024 and added four mares and four stallions in 2026. They acclimatised in large enclosures.<\/p>\n<h2>Why \u201cabout 200 years\u201d?<\/h2>\n<p>The species vanished from the wild in the late twentieth century and survived through zoo breeding. After Mongolia and China, Kazakhstan could become the third country with a restored population.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-en.png\" alt=\"Przewalski\u2019s horse foals born in central Kazakhstan after about 200 years\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"op-briefing-image-caption\">This AI-generated image explains the topic; it is not a photograph of an actual event, observation or field site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What comes next?<\/h2>\n<p>The consortium aims to release 40\u201345 horses into the Turgai steppe by 2029. These births are one necessary step, not completion of that goal.<\/p>\n<h2>Ecological meaning and limits<\/h2>\n<p>Large grazers can keep vegetation short and disperse seeds, helping steppe restoration. Two births alone cannot prove ecosystem effects or population independence; veterinary, genetic and habitat monitoring must continue.<\/p>\n<h2>Primary source and independent checks<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.izw-berlin.de\/de\/pressemitteilung\/nach-200-jahren-erste-przewalski-fohlen-in-der-zentralkasachischen-steppe-geboren.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leibniz-IZW \uacf5\ub3d9 \uacf5\uc2dd \ubc1c\ud45c<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acbk.kz\/article\/default\/view?id=701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACBK \ud604\uc7a5 \uacf5\uc2dd \uae30\ub85d<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Read in other languages<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-ko\/\">\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-en\/\">English<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-es\/\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-ja\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-22-przewalski-foals-kazakhstan-vi\/\">Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two male foals were born in August 2026 at the Alibi reintroduction centre in Kazakhstan\u2019s Altyn Dala steppe. It is a local breeding milestone after about 200 years, not yet a self-sustaining wild population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-2173","briefing","type-briefing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing\/2173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/briefing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}