Prague Zoo to bring four horses to Kazakhstan in early June

Prague Zoo has selected eight Przewalski's horses, four of which will be transported to Kazakhstan in June in an effort to restore a population of the species in the wild, the zoo announced on Tuesday. The horses are now kept at a breeding station outside Prague.

Over the next five years, some 40 Przewalski horses from Czechia will be transported to the Altyn Dala steppe. The operation will be carried out under the auspices of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

The Przewalski horse is a rare subspecies native to Mongolia, which became extinct in the wild in the 1960s. Prague Zoo has spearheaded international efforts to save the horse, breeding it and returning it to its natural environment.