There are signs, there’s a billboard, there’s educational material distributed by rental agencies, there are warnings plastered on websites and social media and there are deputies patrolling the beach, but people — hundreds of them — continue ignoring the warnings to stay away from the Outer Banks endangered herd of Colonial Spanish mustangs.
By Bailey Aldridge as published on The News Observer A horse that roamed the beach for decades on North Carolina’s Outer Banks died Friday. Amadeo, a 40-year-old blind mustang, ran wild on the Outer Banks for more than 20 years and was “king of the beach,” the Corolla […]
Source: newsobserver.com A filly was born to North Carolina’s wild horse herd in Corolla on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. She’s pictured here with her mother. Cathy Forgnone BY ABBIE BENNETT North Carolina coastal residents are evacuating or battening down ahead of Hurricane Florence — at least the human […]
By Mark Price as published on The Charlotte Observer “He’s sterile, but he doesn’t know it and we’re not going to tell him,” He staggered off into an island marsh and vanished last winter, leading conservationists to believe the last mule living among North Carolina’s wild coastal mustangs […]
Source: The News Hearld “At least one Wild Horse Herd has won a battle and hopes for continued existence in the United States.” ~ R.T. WASHINGTON – North Carolina has passed a law to protect the wild horses at the Outer Banks. The Senate approved the Corolla Wild […]
As posted on myFox8.com COROLLA, N.C. – The wild horses in Corolla on the Outer Banks are beautiful, but a horse foundation is reminding visitors not to approach them. WTKR reported that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund is warning visitors not to approach, touch or try to feed […]
Story by Sean Cockerham as published in The Alaska Dispatch News “It’s almost too good to be true,” WASHINGTON — As the summer tourist season approaches on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, there’s a growing hope among horse advocates that the iconic wild horses of Corolla can be saved […]
by the Editorial Board of the Winston-Salem Journal Tourists still cherish the sight of the horses. As coastal wild horses live their untamed lives, they face challenges to their very existence. It’s time for our lawmakers to take action to preserve these natural wonders. For hundreds of years, […]
By Sean Cockerham as published at newsobserver.com Only two foals have been born this year in the herd of 101 horses. COROLLA, N.C. — Retired Washington, D.C., police Officer E.T. Smith patrolled the beach in his four-wheel-drive truck on a recent morning, keeping an eye out for wild […]
SOURCE: wtkr.com by Todd Corillo Corolla, N.C. (WTKR) – Despite all the outreach and education, it seems some people still aren’t getting the message not to do dangerous things around the wild horses in Corolla. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is warning visitors NOT to approach, touch or […]
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