The Army base is now Fort Johnson, not Fort Polk, according to a story by The Advocate of Baton Rouge, LA.
The number of horses remaining in the forest is unknown.
An advocacy group filed suit claiming the Army’s plan to eliminate the horses violates the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act but the courts ruled in favor of the military, who views the herd as trespass livestock.
Although the group rescued around 100 animals, they have separated the males from the females, suggesting there are no plans to preserve the resource.
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