Too early to say.
The PZP darting program was suspended in 2022 but was it soon enough to save the herd from irreversible decline?
The herd on the Maryland side of Assateague Island is still shrinking eight years after the darting program was shut off.
A story dated June 21 by OBX Today says the filly was born earlier this month but does not indicate how many foals have been born this year and how many horses have died.
If life is incredibly fragile for the horses, as stated in the article, why were the advocates trying to snuff it out?
PZP, a restricted-use pesticide, tricks the immune system into attacking the ovaries, resulting in sterility after five years of treatment.
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