The Przewalski’s horse is exceptional. It is the only horse species that has never been domesticated, and it also managed to very narrowly escape a brush with extinction. By 1969, agriculture, hunting and a string of severe winters had caused the species to disappear from its last range in Mongolia. Today, more than 760 Przewalski’s horses roam Mongolia. Since 1993, conservation efforts have saved up to 48 mammal and bird species from that dark fate, according to a study published on Wednesday in Conservation Letters.

Source: International New York Times September 12, 2020 09:00 UTC