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Sept. 14: Wild horses are seen in a herd in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.![Tour Group Gets a Look]()
Sept. 14, 2010: A tour group looks at wild horses in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.![Beach Cruisers]()
Sept. 14: Wild horses walk on the beach in Corolla, N.C., as vehicles drive by. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.![Scanning the Wild]()
Sept. 14: Karen McCalpin, left, executive director of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, and herd manager Wesley Stallings are seen looking for wild horses in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.![Catching Some Sun]()
Sept. 14: A wild horse lays down for a rest on the beach as vehicles drive by in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.![Up Close and Personal]()
Sept. 14: A tourist and a dog get a little too close to a wild horse in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.![Roaming the Beaches]()
Sept. 14: Wild horses are seen in Corolla, N.C. A boom in vacation homes in the last 25 years in this remote place has seen the descendants of colonial Spanish mustangs confined to a 7,500-acre sanctuary on the northern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks, and now the herd itself may shrink along with its habitat.Uncertain Future for Wild Horses in North Carolina
For the approximately 115 wild mustangs that roam North Carolina's northern Outer Banks, the days of running free are mostly over, thanks to rapid development of the Corolla area. Officials at the federal Fish and Wildlife Service want the number of horses limited to 60, claiming the animals -- which don't have federal protection -- compete with protected species of birds. But Karen McCalpin, who leads the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, says shrinking the herd size that much would leave the animals vulnerable to genetic diseases and other dangers.
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