There are too many wild horses on Assateague Island, and they are threatening the environment by eating essential grasses.

The horses eat two types of grasses that are essential to the landscape. They enjoy the beach grasses that maintain the structure of sand dunes, which prevent flooding, and their favorite food source is cord grass, which is beneficial for the Chesapeake Bay and for humans living near it.

This has prompted the National Park Service to consider ways to reduce the number of horses.

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