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2021_05_Assateague-10416-Edit2048.jpg - That first day we saw this very pregnant mare. The National Park Service controls the population of the horses on the Maryland side of the island. They use a vaccine to prevent pregnancy that is given to a certain number of mares each spring. Without controlling the population the environment on the island would soon be destroyed as there are no natural predators for the horses. According to the information from the NPS there are approximately 10 foals born every year, which helps keep the gene pool wide enough to prevent inbreeding and keep the population stable.

That first day we saw this very pregnant mare. The National Park Service controls the population of the horses on the Maryland side of the island. They use a vaccine to prevent pregnancy that is given to a certain number of mares each spring. Without controlling the population the environment on the island would soon be destroyed as there are no natural predators for the horses. According to the information from the NPS there are approximately 10 foals born every year, which helps keep the gene pool wide enough to prevent inbreeding and keep the population stable. | 2021_05_Assateague-10416-Edit2048.jpg

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