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The Canadian Wildlife Service or CWS (French: Service canadien de la faune), is a Branch of the Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada, a department of the Government of Canada. November 1, 2012 marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of Service (originally known as the Dominion Wildlife Service).
Alexander William Francis Banfield, Frank Banfield, A. W. F, Banfield (March 12, 1918 – March 8, 1996), was one of the small group of early Canadian mammalogists who worked with Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and the National Museum of Canada. His research and publications appeared repeatedly in publications on mammals in Canada.
It is the "Columbia Wetlands" which have a great diversity and variety of wildlife. In particular, they are important resting and breeding habitats for waterfowl and migratory birds of the Pacific Flyway. To protect critical wetland habitat for migratory birds, it was created as a protected area in 1978 by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). [2]
A National Wildlife Area is a conservation designation for a geographical region in Canada that restricts most human activities on that region. [1] However, land use permits may be issued "for activities that are compatible with conservation". [ 1 ]
It is maintained by the Columbia Wetlands Wildlife Management Area (CWWMA, designated in 1996) and administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. It is also part of the Living Lakes Network . It is "one of the longest intact wetlands in North America ", [ 3 ] is the headwaters for the Columbia River system, and "comprises a regionally ...
In 1947, the Dominion Wildlife Service (Later known as Canadian Wildlife Service or CWS) was created to centralize wildlife research infrastructure within the federal government. [40] Canadian biologist William Fuller conducted a study for the Wildlife Service that demonstrated that tuberculosis found among the hybridized bison in the north ...
A service learning program for 15 to 18 year olds that allows them to connect with the natural world and make a difference. In 2021, this program was a finalist in the Alberta Emerald Awards [8] and the Nature Inspiration Awards [9] and won the Calgary Award for Environmental Achievement [10] and the Saskatchewan Award for the environment.
In 1995 the Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area was designed to protect and conserve seabirds and marine mammals. The Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and Inuit from Grise Fiord, co-manage the Wildlife Area as the Nirjutiqavvik Area Co-Management Committee (ACMC). The management was established ...