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The Chincoteague pony, also known as the Assateague horse, is a breed of horse that developed, and now lives, within a semi-feral or feral population on Assateague Island in the US states of Virginia and Maryland. The Chincoteague pony is one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United States.
The island was formed by the Cordilleran Glacier, giving the island a varying topography. Its shores are 2,900 feet (880 m) above sea level. The glacier caused the six summits in the center of the island, ranging in heights between 3,277 and 3,745 feet (999 and 1,141 m), to be formed into rôche moutonnée, with rugged northern faces and rugged southern cliffs.
Other documentaries include the 1999 film Shy Boy: The Horse That Came in from the Wild and a 2005 documentary [15] on Roberts' work with wild horses and another about his work with aboriginal youth on Palm Island, Australia. [16] In 2006, a DVD series with 17 episodes, named A Backstage Pass! was completed and broadcast in the UK. [17]
After more than half a century, marsh ponies — a cross between the native Carolina marsh tacky horse and Shetland pony — have adapted to life in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
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The fame he gained in his television career allowed him to become an advocate for the protection of endangered species, and through Wild Kingdom he gave many Americans their first exposure to the conservation movement. Perkins also helped establish the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center (WCSRC) near St. Louis in 1971. This wolf sanctuary ...
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Velma Bronn Johnston (March 5, 1912 — June 27, 1977), also known as Wild Horse Annie, was an American animal welfare activist. She led a campaign to stop the eradication of mustangs and free-roaming burros from public lands.