The Assateague Island Alliance counted 79 horses on the Maryland side of the island in May, up from 77 in April.
Five foals have been born this year.
The number of deaths was not reported.
The ratio oF males to females is unknown.
The herd shows little if any growth since the safe, proven and reversible fertility control program was shut off in 2016.
RELATED: Assateague Pony Census, April 2023.
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