Uncertain Future for Wild Horses in North Carolina

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.  (AP)

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. (AP)

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. (AP)

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. (AP)

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. (AP)

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. (AP)

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. (AP)