Author: J. Alexander Burnett
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0774842520
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Passion for Wildlife chronicles the history of the Canadian Wildlife Service and the evolution of Canadian wildlife policy over its first half century. It presents the exploits and accomplishments of a group of men and women whose dedication to the ideals of science, conservation, and a shared vision of Canada as a country that treasures its natural heritage has earned them the respect of their profession around the world.
Author: George A. Cevasco
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1997-12-09
Total Pages: 958
ISBN-13: 0313036497
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Casting a wide net, this volume provides personal and professional information on some 445 American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists, who lived from the late 15th century to the late 20th century. It includes explorers who published works on the natural history of North America, conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, wildlife management specialists, park planners, national park administrators, zoologists, botanists, natural historians, geographers, geologists, academics, museum scientists and administrators, military personnel, travellers, government officials, political figures and writers and artists concerned with the environment. Some of the subjects are well known. The accomplishments of others are little known. Each entry contains a succinct but careful evaluation of the subject's career and contributions. Entries also include up-to-date bibliographies and information concerning manuscript sources.
Author: Royal Society of Canada
Publisher:
Published: 1912
Total Pages: 1544
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles H. Smith
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 177282416X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume presents the 1845 field journal of pioneering geologist Sir William Edmond Logan, written on an expedition up the Ottawa River. The journal is sprinkled with fascinating stories of daily life during the expedition, supplemented with Logan’s sketches. An introductory essay provides added insight into the work.