A new colt is the third foal born in 2024 according to a report by OBX Today.
Why is this important?
The advocates have been poisoning the mares with PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that tricks the immune system into attacking their ovaries.
The size of the breeding population and the number of viable mares is not known.
Curiously, the story ends with a remark about protecting and preserving this critically endangered herd.
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