Background and Additional Information

The following links provide important information related to wildlife management and may be a useful resource for those who wish to comment on the Discussion Paper:

• The Wildlife Act and Regulations:
  1. “Wildlife Act”
  2. Regulations: To view the regulations, go to the Queen's Printer website located at http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/list_statreg_w.htm and scroll down to "Wildlife Act" for a complete listing of all regulations that are currently in force under the Act.

• Background Documents Related to the Wildlife Act

  Managing Wildlife to 2001: A Discussion Paper
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/bginfo/ManagingWildlifeTo2001.pdf [12.0MB PDF]

  Public Response to Managing Wildlife to 2001: A Discussion Paper
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/bginfo/PubRespToManagingWildlifeTo2001.pdf [1.57MB PDF]

  Provincial Wildlife Strategy to 2001
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/bginfo/ProvincialWildlifeStrategyTo2001.pdf [771KB PDF]

• Ministry of Environment Service Plan
  
  http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2007/sp/env/
• The New Relationship with First Nations and Aboriginal People
  
  http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/newrelationship/default.html
• Ministry of Environment Environmental Stewardship Division
  

  Fish and Wildlife Branch
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/

  Ecosystems Branch
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/

  Parks and Protected Areas Branch
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/

  Permit and Authorization Service Bureau
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/pasb/

• Specific Wildlife Species Information
  B.C. Species and Ecosystems Explorer
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/toolintro.html
• Endangered Species and Species at Risk in British Columbia

  Ministry of Environment – Environmental Stewardship Division http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/

  Species and Ecosystems at Risk
    http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/serisk.htm

  Endangered Species and Ecosystems
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/

• Wildlife Health: Current Issues and Resources

  Ministry of Environment – Environmental Stewardship Division Ecosystems Branch – Wildlife Health web page:
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/wldhealth.html

• Alien Species

  Ministry of Environment – Environmental Stewardship Division – Ecosystems Branch
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/aliensp/

  Invasive Alien Species Framework for B.C.:
  Identifying and Addressing Threats to Biodiversity
  http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/alien_species_framework_BC_0205.pdf