Treasure Island. 1998. Series: Nature Stories. Productions Jean-Louis Frund Inc. Distributed by Nuance Bourdon, 111, Chemin Broughton, Montreal-Ouest, Quebec H4X 1J9. (47 minutes).

Excerpt (from jacket notes): “Off the coast of Nova Scotia, Sable Island is a natural laboratory which is unique in the world. We observe one of the last herd of wild horses in its day-to-day activities. After a brief visit with common seals, which frequent the island, we focus on the noisy reproductive period of the grey seals. The social behaviour of the grey seal is almost unknown to humans. This episode teams with unique images of thousands of these creatures, nine thousands births and a highly theatrical mating season.”

Note: The Grey Seals of Sable Island have been studied continuously since the mid 1960s, with seal researchers on the island for the Grey Seal pupping period each year of the past four decades (i.e. >40 annual research programs). Thus to suggest that “the social behaviour of the grey seal is almost unknown to humans” is nonsense. The “common seals” mentioned above are the Harbour Seals.