Why are przewalski horses endangered?

Answer 1

Livingston, Bernard. Zoo Animals, People, Places. New York: Arbor House, 1974 Check out this book, if you can. It has my heartfelt endorsement. I picked it up at a Tacoma Library book sale last year when I was homeless and spent so much of my time there. I have read it every day over the past year. It is an inspiration. The author is a consistent advocate for the rights of animals and a tireless champion of zoos and all the challenges they face in trying to balance economics, politics, and the needs of rare and endangered species, giving a well-rounded view of zoos' history, dating back to the royal menageries of ancient times. He explains how Prezewalski's Horse was hunted to worldwide extinction, the last Survivor in the wild being killed in Europe in or around 1923. The only remaining member's of this species, which we can see on cave wall paintings, were in zoos, particularly the Bronx Zoo, which was also instrumental in saving the American Bison from extinction. At the time of the book's writing, there were plan's to reintroduce the horse into the wild in Eastern Europe. I would like to know how that went. Bernard Livingston is also a lover of my San Diego Zoological Society. Reading his book made me realize how lucky I was to be weaned on the zoos of San Diego. In addition to the story of Przewalski's Horse, he gives a detailed account of the life of "our country's sweetheart" the baby gorilla, Patty Cake, born in New York's Central Park Zoo and beloved of millions, and the original Smokey Bear, who was saved as a cub from a raging forest fire. For an inside look at life in a zoo, this book is indispensable.

Answer 2

There are only about 2,000 przewalski's horses left in zoos, and there are only about 1,200 left i the wild. they are the last kind of truly wild horse, because there may be hundreds of breeds of wild horses out in the wild, but they were horses genetically bred by man then let go into the wild on accident or on purpose. all the other true wild horses made by nature died out thousands of years ago, now the only remaining breed is the przewalski's horse. they are being bred in captivity now because they are trying to get the breeds number back up, but very few of them are still wind today.

This species acually came from being extinct to being endangered. These wild horses were once hunted for their meat and has lost much of their natural habitat to grazing domestic animals. The last true wild horse was seen in 1968, and it may be extinct. Many of the remaining horses are found in zoos although they have lost some of their distinct features due to cross breeding and domestication. Some of these breeds were reintroduced into Mongolian national parks, and in 2005, the wild population was estimated at about 300 animals.

Answer 3

If you live near or in mountains they can become attacked by mountain cats. Or if you live near or in woods, the same can happen. And if you neglect your horses, (or horse.)

Answer 4

We can protest, and get the government to have a 'lock-down' on illegal hunting and capturing of these wonderful horses :)

Answer 5

because they were all poached