Natural England’s Approach Risks the Extinction of Dartmoor Hill Ponies!

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Thank you so much to everyone who has signed, shared and promoted! You are all stars and voices for the ponies!


Can we hit 3000 by tomorrow evening?  We can try!  If Charlotte Faulkner can abseil down the side of Exeter Cathedral in a pony costume then anything is possible!


Please, please keep signing and sharing. Let's show how important these ponies are!

 
 

 

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Sarah-Jane NorrisPetition StarterDartmoor’s semi-wild ponies are England’s last natural equine herds, living in self-sustaining family groups on the open moor for thousands of years. With fewer than 1,000 breeding mares left, they are now classed as endangered.
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Recent signers:
Gillian Overton and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

Over 2000 signatures already!

 

Thank you so much to everyone who has signed, shared and promoted! You are all stars and voices for the ponies!


Can we hit 3000 by tomorrow evening?  We can try!  If Charlotte Faulkner can abseil down the side of Exeter Cathedral in a pony costume then anything is possible!


Please, please keep signing and sharing. Let's show how important these ponies are!

 
 

 

avatar of the starter
Sarah-Jane NorrisPetition StarterDartmoor’s semi-wild ponies are England’s last natural equine herds, living in self-sustaining family groups on the open moor for thousands of years. With fewer than 1,000 breeding mares left, they are now classed as endangered.
Media enquiries

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Tony Juniper
Tony Juniper
Chair of Natural England
Marian Spain
Marian Spain
CEO Natural England

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Petition created on 5 May 2026