here in our team now we take it on a journey to southern russia they explore the natural beauty of their rostov reserve where herds of wild horses roam free that's an hour special report coming up next. southern russia lake managed below early morning is the best time for setting out for this small island from the mainland. this is because gale force winds blow here throughout the rest of the day. talked of leadin may occur as mean a biologist is going to the deserted island avoid meet the lakes most mysterious feature. it is couched in incredible legends and is the custodian of many secrets when and how it became home to a herd of horses is unclear. because of its population of noble beasts has since been called mustang island today it is part of europe's only nature reserve in the step. dr ken's mean hopes to be able to get close to the mustangs to see how these federal descendants of domesticated horses live in the wild. beasts carry our good luck and godspeed if you find those horses thank you for the right. even when i find them i'll be sure to let you know ok. bye for now i'll. manage a good deal

and became part of the rostov nature reserve today the free roaming head is under protection but there was a time when the horses were under threat from invading poachers. poachers would come when the horses were unprotected but at the time one of the stallions. often stood watch on high ground to get a good feel of the island. as soon as he sensed danger he learned to hurt. the horses saw baron as their leader. even though he had a family of his own all the other horses followed his command because they knew that baron had saved them from approaching poachers many times before. dr cans mean has learned much about the mustangs after spending several days with them the main leader is no longer in the herd it now consists of eight hundred families all on equal terms it includes three hundred twenty three adult horses and eighteen colts these are critical figures for their survival if their population grows the mustangs may run out of food. mustangs absolutely love cereal crops they can't live without them. so as long as there aren't too many horses here at any one time there's more than