Group of wild horses on the loose in the Outer Banks
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Published: Feb. 21, 2020 at 5:47 PM EST
COROLLA, N.C. (AP) - Volunteers have been routinely rounding up a group of straying wild horses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Friday that a deteriorating fence in Currituck County has put the horses in danger of being struck by cars and has allowed them to get into garbage and come too close to people.
They often roam into Corolla village. The horses also have been leaving behind generous amounts of droppings.
Officials said that the county recently approved a $50,000 grant to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to begin repairs on part of the fence.
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