The return of Mongolia's "wild" horses - Nigel Rothfels
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For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed inevitable. To prevent this, scientists and zoos started a breeding program and soon began releasing new generations of Asia's ancient wild horse back into their native habitat. Nigel Rothfels explains the twists and turns of this complicated conservation effort.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Nigel Rothfels
- Director
- Anna Benner
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Music
- Raphael Tschernuth
- Sound Designer
- Raphael Tschernuth