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"In a small clearing between the oak trees of a forested plateau in the Iberian
highlands in eastern Spain, a group of Przewalski’s horses graze on grass and
small shrubs; the pale beige of their belly contrasting against the greyish
green of the landscape.
Short and stockily built, the endangered Przewalski’s horse is considered the
world’s last wild horse. Originating from the open steppes of central Asia,
they were driven to extinction in the wild and successfully reintroduced to
their native habitats at the turn of the century.
The herd of 10 animals arrived in this rugged mountain chain, a two-hour drive
from Madrid, from a reserve in France in May. The horses’ introduction into the
850,000-hectare (210,040-acre) landscape of steppes, river canyons, pine, oak,
juniper forests and farmland is part of Rewilding Spain’s 20-year initiative to
return one of Europe’s least populated areas to a wilder state – and its first
project.
After acclimatising in a 17-hectare enclosure, the horses will be released in
September – which could make this little-known corner of Spain the second place
in Europe after Chornobyl where Przewalski’s horses roam free."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
