Europe goes wild for rare moors pony
EXMOOR ponies could be saved by a re-wilding craze sweeping Europe.
Numbers plummeted to a low of 50 on the Devon moors after the Second World War because they were stolen for meat or shot for target practice.
Although numbers have improved, they are still classified as endangered by the Rare Breeds Trust.
But hundreds of them will soon roam in countries including Denmark and the Netherlands, as rewilding enthusiasts clamour for their own herds of the British pony.
This month, a herd of four was sent to Amager Faelled, Denmark, to increase biodiversity.
A spokesman for the Exmoor Pony Society said: “The society is the guardian of the breed.”