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This species is considered to be endangered by the USFWS and
extinct in the wild by the IUCN. It is protected from trade under
Appendix I of CITES. The species, once abundant in Asia and Europe,
began to decline along with changing climatic conditions which
isolated the areas in which it was able to live and reproduce.
The species became extinct in the wild and only through the efforts
of a handful of zoos was it saved in captivity. Captive breeding
programs for this species have been successful and have brought
it back from the brink of total extinction. Reintroduction programs
have been established in Mongolia and reintroduced horses are
now producing young in the wild. This species is a conservation
success story.
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