(ANSA) - ROMA, 13 GIU - A Przewalski's horse called Zeta II
exits her transport crate upon arriving at the Alibi
reintroduction center in the Altyn Dala area of Kazakhstan, 04
June 2024 (issued 13 June 2024). Two CASA army aircrafts
carrying a total of eight horses on board took off from airports
in Prague and Berlin on 03 June and landed in Arkalyk,
Kazakhstan, the following day, as part of the Return of Wild
Horses project - a joint effort by the European Association of
Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA), the Frankfurt Zoological Society and
the Czech Army. The project involves moving Przewalski's horses
- extinct in the wild in the late 1960s - back to their native
steppes in Kazakhstan's Altyn Dala region in order to save the
species, as well as restore fully functioning steppe grassland
ecosystems. According to the mission organizers, the Prague Zoo
has played a crucial role in preserving the species in
captivity so far. The goal of the operation is to return at
least 40 horses throughout the next few years and help establish
a self-sustaining population in the region. (ANSA).