Current Status of the Przewalski’s Horse Populations Reintroduced to Mongolia

In 1992 the reintroduction program of the Przewalski’s horses in Mongolia was initiated, and totally 84 individuals of Przewalski’s horses were brought to the Hustai National Park between 1992 and 2000. At the same time another reintroduction program of the Przewalski’s horses was started, and 87 individuals were released in the Tahiin Tal (Bijiin Gol) area in the semi-desert ecosystem of Southwestern Mongolia. Recently, in the Khomyn Tal area of Western Mongolia transferred 24 individuals of Przewalski’s horses from zoos (the reintroduction program was started in 2004). All captive Przewalski’s horses were released into the wild (in 1994 in Hustai, and 1996 in Tahiin Tal), and the populations of horses are gradually increasing in both sites. In this work, the results of analyses on the population dynamics of Przewalski’s horses, reintroduced in these two sites are discussed.