The tale of the Przewalski's horse : coming home to Mongolia
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251 pages : 28 cm +
For tens of thousands of years wild horses roamed over the grasslands of Europe and Asia
Their endurance and agility made them the perfect partner for man during his conquest of the world
The loss of importance of the domesticated horses for the cavalries of the world coincided with the disappearance of the last horses from the wild
Around 1900 some wealthy collectors rushed to the edge of the Gobi desert to catch a few specimen from the last marginalised groups of the proud horse that scientists baptised the ‘Przewalski’s horse’, after the Polish explorer who has discovered them
Only twelve of these captured wild horses live on in their present offspring
In the 1970s the Dutch couple Jan and Inge Bouman, on their honeymoon, visited the zoo in Prague
Seeing the wild horse petering away behind bars and fences, they decided to dedicate their life to the ideal of bringing the Przewalski’s horse back to the wild
This book tells their success story
It marks a breakthrough in the way we look at reintroduction projects of endangered species
The Przewalski’s horse or ‘Takh’, as the Mongolians call it, has played a catalytic role for the protection of the mountain steppe ecosystem of Hustai National Park and its surroundings
It paved the way for the development of integrated pasture management and livelihood improvement of the local herdsmen
DVD in pocket
"Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse"--Colophon
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234)
Around 1900 some wealthy collectors rushed to the edge of the Gobi desert to catch a few specimen from the last marginalised groups of the proud horse that scientists baptised the ‘Przewalski’s horse’, after the Polish explorer who has discovered them
Seeing the wild horse petering away behind bars and fences, they decided to dedicate their life to the ideal of bringing the Przewalski’s horse back to the wild
The Przewalski’s horse or ‘Takh’, as the Mongolians call it, has played a catalytic role for the protection of the mountain steppe ecosystem of Hustai National Park and its surroundings
For tens of thousands of years wild horses roamed over the grasslands of Europe and Asia
Their endurance and agility made them the perfect partner for man during his conquest of the world
The loss of importance of the domesticated horses for the cavalries of the world coincided with the disappearance of the last horses from the wild
Around 1900 some wealthy collectors rushed to the edge of the Gobi desert to catch a few specimen from the last marginalised groups of the proud horse that scientists baptised the ‘Przewalski’s horse’, after the Polish explorer who has discovered them
Only twelve of these captured wild horses live on in their present offspring
In the 1970s the Dutch couple Jan and Inge Bouman, on their honeymoon, visited the zoo in Prague
Seeing the wild horse petering away behind bars and fences, they decided to dedicate their life to the ideal of bringing the Przewalski’s horse back to the wild
This book tells their success story
It marks a breakthrough in the way we look at reintroduction projects of endangered species
The Przewalski’s horse or ‘Takh’, as the Mongolians call it, has played a catalytic role for the protection of the mountain steppe ecosystem of Hustai National Park and its surroundings
It paved the way for the development of integrated pasture management and livelihood improvement of the local herdsmen
DVD in pocket
"Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse"--Colophon
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-234)
Around 1900 some wealthy collectors rushed to the edge of the Gobi desert to catch a few specimen from the last marginalised groups of the proud horse that scientists baptised the ‘Przewalski’s horse’, after the Polish explorer who has discovered them
Seeing the wild horse petering away behind bars and fences, they decided to dedicate their life to the ideal of bringing the Przewalski’s horse back to the wild
The Przewalski’s horse or ‘Takh’, as the Mongolians call it, has played a catalytic role for the protection of the mountain steppe ecosystem of Hustai National Park and its surroundings
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