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Outrage continues to grow after a drone was reported stalking a terrified wild mustang<\/a> on North Carolina\u2019s northern Outer Banks.<\/p>\n

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The Corolla Wild Horse Fund shared photos June 29 on Facebook, noting the incident was illegal, dangerous and cruel.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week, a tour guide noticed a horse acting frightened of something, and when he stopped to get a better look he noticed a drone flying very close to the horse,\u201d the fund wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wild horses are extremely desensitized to most things. … But there is one thing that almost always seems to make them nervous and uncomfortable \u2013 drones. The movement is fast and erratic, drones can appear out of nowhere in places the horses are not used to being disturbed, and they make a buzzing noise that the horses really dislike.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how the drone encounter ended, but no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

To the wild horses, drones resemble \u201ca predator chasing them,\u201d experts say. The horses react in unpredictable ways, and that can lead to foals being separated from their mothers, the fund says.<\/p>\n

County ordinances require humans to stay 50 feet from the horses, and that includes \u201cchasing the horses with a drone … and\/or disrupting their natural behavior,\u201d according to Corolla Herd Manager Meg Puckett.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe horse in these photos was very close to a swath of federally protected land that is some of the last acreage on the northern Outer Banks still largely untouched by humans. It is one of the places left for the horses to go where they are unlikely to be disturbed by people,\u201d Puckett said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey deserve the solitude and safety this area provides them; a place for them to be truly wild and free. Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest. It is a sacred circle of life that has been taking place here for hundreds of years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fund\u2019s June 29 Facebook post had amassed nearly 8,000 comments and reactions as of July 2, with many suggesting drones be banned on the island excepted when needed by law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese horses are a national treasure and should be treated as such,\u201d Thomas Fenske wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unimaginable that anyone not realize the negative impact this would have on the horses\u2019 wellbeing \u2026 or maybe they do, and just don\u2019t care,\u201d Patty Farber-Schirman<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund<\/a> is a nonprofit that protects and manages the herd of about 115 horses with help of donations.<\/p>\n

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Corolla is about a 230-mile drive northeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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