Pythium Pathogen grown from Chincoteage water samples. (Credit Erica Goss)
At Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore, a herd of wild ponies is under attack by a deadly infection.
So far, eight female ponies have died, and the volunteer fire department that owns the herd is fighting to prevent additional deaths.
Pamela D’Angelo reports the region’s changing climate is creating an ideal environment for the disease.
