The Przewalski horse
and restoration to its natural habitat in Mongolia
and restoration to its natural habitat in Mongolia
FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH PAPER 61
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The Przewalski horse and restoration to its natural habitat in Mongolia |
FAO/UNEP Expert Consultation
held in Moscow, USSR
29–31 May 1985
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Appendix A Criteria for selection of individual animals
Appendix B Criteria for selection of wild and semi-wild reserves
Appendix C Criteria for numbers of Przewalski horses for a reintroduction programme
Appendix E Time frame for reintroduction of Przewalski horse to wild in Mongolia
Appendix F Budget items for external funding (proposed FAO/UNEP/Mongolian Government Project)
I. Status and Prospects of Existing Captive Populations
II. Problems of Przewalski Horse Reintroduction into the Wild
III. General Biology of Small Populations of Przewalski Horse and Review of Feral Horses
IV. Techniques for Reintroduction
V. Discussion on Recommendations
Introductory Remarks by FAO, by John Hodges
Introductory Remarks by UNEP, by Mona Bjorklund
PART II - TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF EXISTING CAPTIVE POPULATIONS
Genetic Analysis of Przewalski's Horses in Captivity, by Oliver A. Ryder
Status of Existing Captive Populations, by M. Knowles
PROBLEMS OF PREWALSKI HORSE REINTRODUCTION INTO THE WILD
Introduction of Przewalski Horses into the Wild, by V.E. Sokolov and V.N. Orlov
The Establishment of An Adaptation Centre, by Yu. Musienko, N. Krylov, N. Lobanov and V. Klimov
GENERAL BIOLOGY OF SMALL POPULATIONS
Genetics and Demography of Small Populations, by Thomas J. Foose
SMALL POPULATIONS OF PRZEWALSKI HORSE
Genetics of Small Populations of Equus przewalskii, by Oliver Ryder
Przewalski Horse Gene Pool Preservation Methods, by V. Klimov
Mustangs of the Manych Lake, by V. Klimov and N. Paklina
Techniques for Reintroduction of Equus przewalskii, by J.M. Knowles
Technique for Restoration of the Przewalski Horse in the Wild, by C. Pohle