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Kazakhstan's first wild-born Przewalski's horse foal in 200 years

As of September 2026: Umbrella program for the reintroduction

A Przewalski's horse foal was born on the Central Kazakhstan steppe on August 22, the first wild birth of the species in the country in roughly 200 years. The colt, born to a mare named Tessa at the Alibi Reintroduction Center, is the first offspring of horses brought back under a program to restore the species to its ancestral range.

Updated Sep 7