A Passion for Wildlife: The History of the Canadian Wildlife Service.(Book review)

Publication: Wilson Bulletin

Publication Date: 01-MAR-06

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A PASSION FOR WILDLIFE: THE HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE. By J. Alexander Burnett. UBC Press, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2003: 331 pp., numerous photos. ISBN: 0774809604, C$85.00 (cloth). ISBN: 0774809612, C$27.95 (paper).--In 1947, in what appears to be an endless series of reorganizations, the Canadian government reorganized the Department of Resources and Government and gave birth to the Dominion Wildlife Service, which carried much of the responsibility for wildlife in Canada. Initially, the agency was staffed by fewer than 30 people, but it included several seasoned ornithologists, including George Boyer and Oliver Hewitt. The early years were challenging--in 1949, Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Canadian...

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