The Wilds celebrates rare births of 2 endangered species

CUMBERLAND, Ohio — The Wilds is celebrating the rare births of two endangered species.

The conservation center said a Przewalski's horse foal was born on Aug. 9 to first-time mother Paisley and father, Maksim. Paisley came to The Wilds from the Minnesota Zoo in 2023. Maksim arrived at The Wilds in 2024 after previously living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia.

The Wilds said the birth carries special significance because the Przewalski’s horse was the first species brought there in 1992 before opening to the public for tours in 1994.

The foal is the 26th surviving Przewalski’s horse born at The Wilds and the first since 2015. As of mid-2025, there are only an estimated 2,000–2,500 Przewalski’s horses in the world, according to The Wilds.

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