Working for wildlife: The beginning of preservation in Canada

By Janet Foster

Book Overview

Foster shows how a small band of dedicated civil servants transformed their own goals of preserving endangered animals into active government policy. The definitive history of the beginnings of wildlife conservation in Canada.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802053998
• ISBN13: 9780802053992
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Environmental Historical Account You Must Read!

Working for Wildlife by Janet Foster is a compelling account of the dedicated efforts of early Canadian civil servants who sought to preserve and secure Canadian wildlife. Foster uses substantial amounts of sources (e.g. early travel journals to past government documents) which only aids to the overall aim of this book: wildlife consiciousness and preservation in Canada needs to continue. This book is a must for those interested in Canada's environmental history or in current preservation efforts! It is a wonderful historical narrative that is complimented with interesting illustrations.I normally wouldn't give anything "5 stars", but I truly enjoyed Foster's book.