MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY SCHOOL

2/26/27

As the month of February draws to a close, it is with great honor that the researchers at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology can announce that after 118 years, the Tarpan horse is no longer extinct. Last Sunday, a healthy foal was born to a Hucul in captivity, named Yesugei (the father of Genghis Khan). In the following week, two more foals were born. The three young Tarpans represent years of hard work of Mongolian, British, Russian, and Chinese scientists working in Mongolia to revive the horse. In the days following their birth, the Mongolian public has become enthralled by them and they have taken the global internet by storm across various social media platforms. While the reintroduction of the Tarpan into the wild may be years away, the accomplishment has proven that the revival of extinct species is viable. It is possible that the same scientists who brought back the Tarpan may one day bring back another long-dead species, such as the Dodo.

While working on the Tarpan Project, the MUST have developed many new technologies and have sophisticated cloning methods which may one day bring back another species, or more importantly, save those who are critically endangered from vanishing off the earth. As a precaution, new DNA samples have been taken from the living Tarpans, just in case this is one day needed again. By 2030, it is expected that the Tarpan population in Mongolia will exceed 1,000, and will be reintroduced into the wild slowly and under supervision to make sure they will survive. The land they will live on will also be designated as a national nature preserve, and with government permission, the MUST will provide tours to allow Mongolians to see them in the wild.