The wild ponies grazing the Carneddau mountains in North Wales will receive more focused conservation concern now that researchers at Aberystwyth University have established that they are a ...

Rare wild ponies that roam the Eryri mountains are being put at risk by well-meaning animal lovers, a furious farmer has claimed. Piles of carrots being left at a beauty spot are being routinely ...

Mountain ponies have grazed the Carneddau in Snowdonia for at least 500 years, and may even be descendents of the ancient Celtic pony. As well as being important to our genetic and cultural ...

This is home to a small herd of about 300 semi-wild Carneddau ponies, believed to have roots dating back to the Bronze Age. They are not classified as a rare breed, but they are genetically ...

Locals fear Carneddau ponies and fish in the popular fishing lake could be affected and 500 people have signed a petition against the Welsh Water plan. The firm said: "It's the right thing." ...

Gareth Wyn Jones, the UK’s biggest online farming influencer, warned that carrots were like “heroin” for Carneddau ponies, potentially causing serious illness or death. As the ponies have ...