It’s a sign of the troubled times we live in when an English national park’s treasured equines prompt the spread of rampant misinformation, “unpleasant” correspondence being sent to staff at a government agency and vicious finger-pointing. The row over Dartmoor’s hill ponies not only hampers wildlife recovery efforts in the area, but speaks to the broader challenge of restoring biodiversity in one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries.
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