Wild Horses Move From Threatened to Critical
2/8/2008
Corolla, NC. – The famed wild horses of the Outer Banks have moved up – and not in a good way. After completing its year end review, the American Livestock Breed Conservancy, a Pittsboro based nonprofit established to conserve and promote endangered breeds of livestock and poultry, has moved the Corolla and Shackleford wild horses from the threatened category into the critical category. This means that there are less than 200 annual registrations in the United States and an estimated global population of less than 2,000. The next category is extinction. Read More.