…Tarpan through selective breeding with domestic races which allegedly retained much Tarpan DNA in their genome. This look-a-like Tarpan is also known as the Konik (Polish for ‘little horse’) Polski….

…Konik stallions have been bred in exclusively. Ecotype therefore equals Konik, but with small differences and more variation. Exmoor pony: population lives wild in Exmoor national park and in other…

…dam removal and channel clearance, the reintroduction of keystone species such as kulan, steppe marmots and Konik horses, forest restoration, and the enhancement of natural grazing. In terms of benefits,…

…1990s intensive agriculture and hydraulic engineering here meant the river and surrounding floodplain was almost dead in terms of biodiversity.” Free-roaming herds of Konik horses graze the floodplains of the…

…floodplain near home – with a group of friends. In 1989 our first rewilding project took off – a 2.5-hectare site with three Konik horses – soon followed by the…

…is needed at a European and national level.   Moving forward Konik horses and Rhodope shorthorn cattle grazing side by side on a pasture in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. Member…

Beremytske Biosfera, a European Rewilding Network member from Ukraine, used the European Wildlife Bank to introduce two herds of Konik horses from Latvia into its rewilding site in 2016 and…

…Park Zuid Kennemerland, The Netherlands. In 2007, European bison were brought back here where they since then live under completely natural conditions, together with a herd of wild Konik horses….

…both animals and plants. Species such as beavers and black poplar have recolonised the area, while the introduction of free-roaming herds of Konik horses and Galloway cattle has enhanced natural…

…Gelderse Poort, the visitors can come across free-roaming herds of Galloways and Konik horses that graze the river floodplains year-round and create a mosaic landscape. Typical animals that live here,…