"Canada is renowned as a land of magnificent natural scenery and a wealth of wildlife. What many people may not know, however, is that some of the country's most important sites for wildlife and coincidentally, some of its most scenic sites, are protected spaces for wildlife"--p. [1].

National policy providing a framework for federal, provincial, territorial and nongovernmental policies and programs that affect wildlife. Policy's goal is to maintain and enhance the health and diversity of Canada's wildlife.

"Most species of migratory birds are protected in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. The Act was passed in 1917 to enable the Canadian government to meet the terms of an agreement, known as the Migratory Birds Convention, it had made with the United States in the preceding year. As a result, the Canadian government is empowered to pass and enforce regulations to protect those species of migratory birds which are included in the Convention and which inhabit Canada for all or part of the year. Similar legislation in the United States protects species found in that country, some of which may not occur in Canada"--Foreword.