Sable Island, one of Canada’s farthest offshore islands, is an isolated and rugged place. But for the world’s biggest breeding colony of grey seals, it’s the ideal winter home. In 1960 ...

Marine biologist Damian Lidgard has been photographing and observing seals on Sable Island for more than 20 years. He specializes in deploying satellite and acoustic devices, and his goal is to ...

The climate and animals of the island led researchers to share what they have learned about the environment and themselves ...

Researchers are trying to unlock the mystery of how grey seal pups on Sable Island develop the capacity to survive their first year. After all, the odds are very much against these cute, furry blobs.

Two centuries of lifesaving on Seal Island was recently celebrated by the Seal Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and the ...

seals and birds multiply profusely, and the Ipswich sparrow has found a fruitful breeding ground for itself. Sable Island provides a perfect opportunity to observe nature in an untouched ...

more than 20,000 seals, countless seabirds and, at its peak, roughly 15 humans in the summer. Being so far out in the ocean – about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax – Sable Island is hit ...

more than 20,000 seals, countless seabirds and, at its peak, roughly 15 humans in the summer. Being so far out in the ocean – about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax – Sable Island is hit ...

HALIFAX - On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in ... The remote island is home to about 450 feral horses, more than 20,000 seals, countless seabirds and, at its peak, roughly 15 ...