Description
Book SynopsisThis multi-award-winning book is one of the first to trace the development of Canadian wildlife conservation from its social, political, and historical roots.
Trade ReviewLoo uses the history of Canadian wildlife conservation as a lens through which to view the changing attitude of Canadians to wildlife in the twentieth century ... It is this kind of reassessment that makes
States of Nature such a welcome addition to the literature on wildlife conservation. -- Bill Waiser * The Beaver *
Table of ContentsForeword: Troubles with Nature / Graeme Wynn
Introduction
1 Wild by Law: Animals, People, and the State to 1945
2 Make Way for Wildlife: Colonization, Resistance, and Transformation
3 The Dominion of Father Goose: Local Knowledge and Wildlife Conservation
4 The Hudson’s Bay Company and Scientific Conservation
5 Buffalo Burgers and Reindeer Steak: Government Wildlife Conservation in Postwar Canada
6 Predators and Postwar Conservation
7 From Wildlife to Wild Places
Conclusion
Photo Essay
Notes
Bibliography
Index
