The Latest Breaking News from SABLE ISLAND

Archaeologists uncovered a 200-year-old shipwreck buried in Canadian sand dunes

In May 2025, a remarkable discovery unfolded on Sable Island as archaeologists excavated a shipwreck identified tentatively as the Swift. Historical accounts indicate that this ship met its fate in September 1812 during a voyage from Bermuda to Newfoundland. The excavation uncovered essential parts of the wreck, prompting researchers to…

The Times of India · 3h ago

In 1971, a Canadian art student visited a fogbound island to draw wild horses; she stayed nearly 50 years studying its wildlife, and Sable became a national park reserve

Zoe Lucas dedicated over fifty years to observing Sable Island's wildlife and ecosystem. Her extensive research documented horses, seals, and seabirds on the remote North Atlantic island. Lucas's work contributed significantly to understanding the island's dynamic environment and its unique horse population. This dedication led to her recent appointment as…

The Times of India · Aug 29

In 1760, a Boston merchant left horses on a treeless island in the Atlantic: More than 250 years later, around 500 wild descendants still survive without human care

Wild horses introduced in the 18th century continue to roam Sable Island today. These animals are now a protected population without human intervention or management. Their numbers have fluctuated significantly over recent decades and years. Parks Canada monitors their health and population trends annually. The horses survive naturally on the…

The Times of India · Aug 20

Canada’s feral horses should be rehomed, not allowed to die

Letter: Diane Rickard believes the horses on Sable Island are dying in large numbers due to lack of support from national park authorities

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

‘A devastating impact’: Canada’s wild horses destroy its biodiversity but the public can’t let them go

Biologists who say the Sable Island horses are stressed outside their natural habitat are up against decades of romanticization

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2023

Wild horses face unruly storms as Fiona nears Canada's east coast

(This Sept 22 story has been refiled to correct typographical error in paragraph 7)

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022