Foreword by Jane Foster

Preface

1 Exercising Dominion: The Genesis of Canadian Wildlife Conservation

1947-52: Setting the Wildlife Service Agenda

2 Enforcing the Migratory Birds Convention Act

1952-57: Staking Out the Territory

3 Working with Birds

1957-62: A Broader Mission

4 Working with Mammals

1962-67: Building a National Wildlife Program

5 Working with Fish

1967-72: Emergence of Environment Canada

6 Habitat Programs: Protecting Space for Wildlife

1972-77: Regionalization

7 Telling the Wildlife Story

1977-82: Consolidation

8 Wildlife Toxicology

1982-87: Building Partnerships

9 Endangered Species

1987-92: Going Green

10 Defining the Rules: Wildlife Governance

1992-97: The Challenges of Change

Epilogue: The Canadian Wildlife Service – A Work in Progress

Notes

Index