ASSOCIATION TAKH - CHEVAUX DE PRZEWALSKI

On the Causse Méjean, come and meet TAKH and the Przewalski horse, a species threatened with extinction. Take the time to observe the herd roaming freely on steppes resembling Mongolia and surrounded by exceptional biodiversity. Already present in cave paintings (Lascaux or Niaux Caves), this horse is the last wild horse in the world, it has never been domesticated. The species was saved from extinction and reintroduction plans are underway, such as the one initiated by the TAKH Association which contributes to the preservation of the species. The Association for the Przewalski horse, TAKH, was created in 1990, with the aim of recreating a population of Przewalski horses living in freedom before reintroducing them to Mongolia, the original territory of this species. In 1993 and 1994 the first eleven individuals arrived on the Causse Méjean. On this limestone plateau traditionally used for sheep farming, horses were able to reproduce and form a herd in natural conditions. In 2004 and 2005, 22 horses flew to Mongolia, to find the steppes from which the species had disappeared. In July and August, the association welcomes you to the hamlet of Villaret, to present the project and the horses.

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