A passion for wildlife : a history of the Canadian Wildlife Service / J. Alexander Burnett ; with a Foreword by Jane Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnett, J. A. (James Alexander)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian Wildlife Service--History.

Canadian Wildlife Service.

Wildlife conservation--Canada.

Wildlife conservation.

History.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xiii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2003]

Contents:

1 Exercising Dominion: The Genesis of Canadian Wildlife Conservation 3

1947-52: Setting the Wildlife Service Agenda 22

2 Enforcing the Migratory Birds Convention Act 29

1952-57: Staking Out the Territory 52

3 Working with Birds 57

1957-62: A Broader Mission 89

4 Working with Mammals 96

1962-67: Building a National Wildlife Program 128

5 Working with Fish 133

1967-72: Emergence of Environment Canada 145

6 Habitat Programs: Protecting Space for Wildlife 149

1972-77: Regionalization 171

7 Telling the Wildlife Story 176

1977-82: Consolidation 194

8 Wildlife Toxicology 198

1982-87: Building Partnerships 223

9 Endangered Species 227

1987-92: Going Green 253

10 Defining the Rules: Wildlife Governance 257

1992-97: The Challenges of Change 282

Epilogue: The Canadian Wildlife Service: A Work in Progress 288.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0774809604

OCLC:

50713705