are a growing nuisance to east coast fishermen, but this is a cost of do- 
     
     ing business, like ducks raiding farmers' grain or bears getting into bee— 
     
     hives", he said. 
     
    

    
     Mr. Brynaert went on to say that every effort must be made to develop 
     
     markets for seal products so that seal harvest produce economic benefits 
     
     for Canadians. Seal culls should be used only as a last resort when other 
     
     management techniques have failed. "As a conservation organization, the 
     
     CWF supports the wise useof harvestable surpluses, but not the deliberate 
     
    

    
     wasting of wildlife resources," he said." 
     
    

    
     The guest speaker for the meeting, Dr. Carol Runyon of the Atlantic 
     
     Veterinary College gave a very interesting talk on her work in the rein- 
     
     troduction of river otters in Iowa. The slides of otters (at play, with 
     
     teeth bared and during an operation) and the area where they were released 
     
     helped make it one of the most interesting talks we've had. 
     
    

    
     About 30 people attended the March 3 meeting. Rosemary told members 
     
     of her meeting with the group that wants to form an affiliation in Summer— 
     
     side. Although there were only four people at the meeting, she noted that 
     
     there was a lot of enthusiasm and it looks like they will form a club, and 
     
     then in the future the society can deal with bylaws to have an affiliate 
     
     club. The first organizational meeting is March 18, and we hope for news 
     
     as to how the group is getting along, activities, etc. 
     
    

    
     The Society agreed to again donate $100 for prizes for the upcoming 
     
     Science Fair at UPEI. Geoff Hogan, Katharine Clough and Rosemary will be 
     
     the judges and Lorna Knox will present the prizes on April 3. 
     
    

    
     Dan McAskill told members about the cutting that is still going on 
     
     at three places on South Moresby Island. Federal-provincial talks have 
     
     completely broken down, and letters to politicians, especially from inside 
     
     B.C., are critical. Once the headland is cut across from where the proposed 
     
     National Park will be, Tom McMillan says that will be the end of it — there 
     
     will not be a park at all. A paper called the Battle for Windy Bay des— 
     
     cribes some of the controversy and is available from Dan. As the environ- 
     
     mental awareness of this country grows, there seems to be a race from some 
     
     groups to destroy as much as they can. Maybe your letters will help. 
     
    

    
     At the Environmental Protection Act meeting on Feb. 26, ROSemary pre- 
     
     sented a brief on behalf of the NHS and told members that she was disappoint— 
     
     ed with the scope of the act and the regulations about the exports of chemi— 
     
     cals to foreign countries. Members were also shown the kits available to 
     
     school children as part of National Wildlife Week, April 5-11. A contest 
     
     will be held for children, there will be lots of media attention, and Glen 
     
     MacEachern's filmstrip on Island Wildlife will be released to the schools. 
     
    

    
     Workshops will be held in April for those involved in the Maritime 
     
     Breeding Bird Atlas, one in each county. Contact Rosemary at 651-2585 for 
     
     dates and more information on the meetings. 
     
    

    
     If you wish to enter slides for the May meeting, when the Society holds 
     
     its annual slide completition, please bring them to the April meeting or get 
     
     them to Margaret Mallett by April 15th at the latest. 
     
    

    
     Members also learned that the Canadian Nature Federation is taking the 
     
     lead to have alternatives developed for lead shot. The concern with lead 
     
     shot stems from the poisoning it causes either in wounded birds, or birds 
     
     that have ingested it from pond bottoms. The U.S. will be using steel shot 
     
     exclusively by 1991. 
     
    

    
     We also got a sneak preview of Mr. MacEachern's film strip. The Natural 
     
     Life of Minegoo was developed as a way of sharing his love of nature, and 
     
     includes wonderful shots of birds, mammals and amphibians, plus various 
     
     habitat shots. Mr. MacEachern's expertise and sense of humour shone through 
     
     and Island students are lucky to have something of this high quality.