In the early hours of 22 August, a seven-year-old Przewalski's horse gave birth at the Alibi Reintroduction Centre, a wildlife sanctuary on Kazakhstan's steppe. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, experts believe the male foal may be the first Przewalski's horse born on these grasslands in two centuries. Eight days after that birth, Umbra, a six-year-old mare, gave birth to another male. The last of the horses was spotted in the wild in 1969, roaming the Gobi Desert. Since 2024, 22 horses have been airlifted from European zoos to the centre, and officials want 40 horses by 2029.
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