International network of Takhi conservation projects

The Mongolian wild horse, called Takhi in the Mongolian language, was wiped out in the wild at the end of the 1960s. Only twelve individuals of these emblematic steppe wild animals survived in zoos. The species was preserved through captive breeding and later in large enclosures under semi-natural conditions. In 1992, the first reintroduction projects for takhi in the wild were launched in Hustai National Park and the Dzungarian Gobi Specially Protected Area in Mongolia. The project in the Gobi has been supported by ITG with expertise and funding for 25 years now. In order to build up a network of the conservation projects under semi-natural and natural conditions, project managers from Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, Spain and Switzerland met for a workshop in Hustai National Park in Mongolia between the 23rd and 26th of September 2024. At the end of the meeting, the President of ITG promised to actively support the international coordination of the various projects.