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Przewalski’s Horses Thrive in Iberian Highlands Rewilding Project

4/17/2026

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The Iberian Highlands Rewilding Project (IHRP) reintroduced Przewalski’s horses into a Spanish woodland near Madrid three years ago, with 10 foals born since.
The horses are the only wild equines not interbred with domesticated horses for 6,000 years, in a region known as 'Empty Spain'.
Future plans include releasing wolves and the critically endangered Iberian lynx to control understory growth and enhance the ecosystem.

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The Iberian Highlands Rewilding Project (IHRP) reintroduced Przewalski’s horses into a Spanish woodland near Madrid three years ago, with 10 foals born since.
The horses are the only wild equines not interbred with domesticated horses for 6,000 years, in a region known as 'Empty Spain'.
Future plans include releasing wolves and the critically endangered Iberian lynx to control understory growth and enhance the ecosystem.