Sable Island
Sable Island National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve comprising Sable Island, southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and about southeast of the closest point of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. Notable for its feral horses, the Sable Island horse, the island is protected under the Canada National Parks Act, requiring permission from Parks Canada to visit. The establishment of the park reserve means that the island, and the surrounding area within , cannot be drilled for oil or natural gas. Sable Island became a National Park Reserve in June 2013, with the intention of becoming a national park once Indigenous Canadian (Miꞌkmaq) land claims are settled.