as published on The Herald Sun
“They are survivors,” herd manager Meg Puckett told The News & Observer on Friday
A few of the wild mustangs of the Corolla wild horse herd in the Outer Banks after Hurricane Florence. Corolla Wild Horse Fund
Ahead of the storm, then a powerful Category 4, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF), a nonprofit which manages the herd, posted on Facebook that the wild mustangs that make the Outer Banks their home would manage just fine without help, even in the face of heavy rain and hurricane-force winds.
There’s some potential for storm-surge flooding over the weekend, but Puckett said she and staff are being updated by Currituck County emergency management officials and “it doesn’t sound like it’s going to be bad … nothing worse than a regular storm or nor’easter.”
Puckett said she’s back on the island where the wild herd lives, but hasn’t been up to the beach area where they spend most of their time.
“The tides are really high and driving on the beach would be pretty hairy,” she said. “
But Puckett has spoken to people who live on the island who have all said they’ve seen the herd out and about, doing well. She’ll be up to check on them as soon as conditions improve.
There’s a weight off of the CWHF staff’s shoulders, Puckett said.
“We are breathing a sigh of relief,” she said. “We appreciate the outpouring of support over the past week.”
And Puckett has photos of the herd and horses at the farm “doing their normal thing – grazing, socializing, and wondering what us crazy humans are all worked up over.”
Puckett said she’s back on the island where the wild herd lives, but hasn’t been up to the beach area where they spend most of their time.
“The tides are really high and driving on the beach would be pretty hairy,” she said. “
But Puckett has spoken to people who live on the island who have all said they’ve seen the herd out and about, doing well. She’ll be up to check on them as soon as conditions improve.
There’s a weight off of the CWHF staff’s shoulders, Puckett said.
“We are breathing a sigh of relief,” she said. “We appreciate the outpouring of support over the past week.”
And Puckett has photos of the herd and horses at the farm “doing their normal thing – grazing, socializing, and wondering what us crazy humans are all worked up over.”
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This article proves beyond a doubt, that we do not need the BLM and that our tax dollars would be better spent elsewhere.
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