The Sable Island Horse is arguably an international icon, and is replete with mysteries. How did they really get to a sandbar in the north Atlantic Ocean over 300 kms from the mainland of Canada? Why do some people call them ponies, and others horses? How do they survive without help from humans? What can they teach us? Dr. Philip McLoughlin will provide an update on his ongoing research on the Sable Island horse.
About the presenter: Dr. Philip D. McLoughlin is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan. Philip’s research program focuses on the population ecology of large mammals. Through this work he contributes to our understanding and conservation of species from across Canada, including Sable Island horses and feral horses in Alberta, but also boreal caribou, moose, white-tailed deer, elk, and predators including wolves and bears. Philip has been studying the Sable Island horse as a model species of Canadian wildlife since 2007.
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