New Book Explores the Rugged Adaptability of Sable Island, NS’s Wild Horses
Damian Lidgard has spent 30 years studying and photographing wildlife on Nova Scotia’s Sable Island, and hopes his forthcoming book will give people an appreciation for the beauty and hardiness of the wild horses that have thrived on the remote and inhospitable spit of land for centuries. The photographer and zoologist with the Department of [...]
New Book Explores the Rugged Adaptability of Sable Island, NS’s Wild Horses Damian Lidgard, a photographer and zoologist, has dedicated 30 years to studying and photographing wildlife on Sable Island. His upcoming book aims to highlight the resilience and beauty of the island’s wild horses, which have inhabited the remote sandbar for centuries. Lidgard first visited the island in 1996 for his PhD and has returned frequently since, primarily researching its seal population.
- Damian Lidgard has studied and photographed wildlife on Sable Island for 30 years.
- His forthcoming book focuses on the beauty and hardiness of the island’s wild horses.
- Lidgard first visited Sable Island, a remote sandbar, in December 1996 for his PhD.
- He has since returned regularly, studying the island’s approximately 20,000 seals.
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