Since 2005, the year-end population has ranged between 105 and 126 at Shackleford Banks, which is 3 miles offshore and can only be reached by private boat or passenger ferry.

The wild horses roaming North Carolina’s Outer Banks are known for being unpredictable and even dangerous — and this reputation only adds to the mystery why they’re often seen patiently ...

HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (WNCN) — National park officials said the wild horses on a North Carolina island gave birth ... its 2024 report on the Shackleford Banks Horses earlier this month.

Wild horses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks live short lives, but the oldest among them typically have one thing in common: They’re on birth control. Child rearing jokes aside, experts say ...

Flint,' a stallion who was alive and enjoying life until this year on the Outer Banks, died recently after spending nearly 40 years on the island. Flint, a horse who lived on the Outer Banks for ...