of finback whales led to the Adopt-a-Whale research support program at Allied 
     
     Whale, a marine mammal research program initiated in 1972 by Steve Katona at 
     
     the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbour. Contributions to this program 
     
     support research on whale's habitat requirements, calving areas, and mortality 
     
     rates. (adapted from "Turning the Tide" 2(3) Autumn, 1990) 
     
    

    
     The Friends of Bill Mason are offering copies of this master's videos for 
     
     sale for $49.99 + GST each. They can be contacted at Box 3587, Station C, 
     
     Ottawa, Ontario KlY 4J7. 
     
    

    
     Ontario soft drink companies have six months to comply with the regulation 
     
     requiring that they sell at least 30% of their products in refillable 
     
     containers. (excerpted from Toronto Field Naturalist # 416, December 1990) 
     
    
   
   
    
     NATIONAL WILDLIFE POLICY APPROVED from CNF Almanac 5(1) 1991 
     
    
   
   
    
     Three years in the making, a national wildlife policy for Canada has 
     
     finally been approved. The policy was prepared by a task force of officials of 
     
     federal and provincial wildlife agencies and national conservation 
     
     organizations, including the Canadian Nature Federation (CNF). It was approved 
     
     at the annual meeting of the Wildlife Minister's Council in late September. 
     
    

    
     ...Some of its major recommendations include: 
     
    

    
     - defining wildlife to be "any species 
     
    
   
   
    
     of wild organism"; 
     
     jisk - providing for conservation of bio- 
     
     zfifizgff diversity in policies and legislation 
     
     \ing7’ on resources and the environment; 
     
     a - providing financial incentives for 
     
    
   
   
    
     activities that enhance wildlife 
     
     “‘3 habitat; 
     
     4 severely limiting lethal control 
     
     programs for problem wildlife. ' 
     
     "The recommendations in this policy are not restricted to wildlife 
     
     management agencies," says Paul Griss, Executive Director of the CNF. "They 
     
     apply to all government departments, non-government organizations, aboriginal 
     
     groups, private sector corporations and individuals whose activities affect 
     
     wildlife or wildlife habitat." As a measure of its commitment to the policy, 
     
     the Wildlife Ministers‘ Council has agreed to review implementation at the 
     
     Council's annual meeting and to perform a comprehensive five-year evaluation of 
     
     the policy based on an independent audit of progress. 
     
     The National Wildlife Policy for Canada will be published shortly and will 
     
     be available from provincial or territorial wildlife departments or the 
     
     Canadian Wildlife Service. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ANNUAL SLIDE COMPETITION by Marion Copleston 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     This year's slide show and competition will be held at the May 7th meeting 
     
     of the Society. Start dusting off your slides or get your camera and film ready 
     
     for some dashing winter and spring slides. This year, in addition to lst, 2nd, 
     
     and 3rd place prizes of $15, 10 and 5, there will be a special category for the 
     
     best picture of a bird. It is hoped that the addition of this special category 
     
     will encourage photographers to take more pictures of birds and possibly help 
     
     to fill some of the gaps in the Society's teaching slide collection. This 
     
     collection is to be used for educational purposes throughout the Island. Slides 
     
     on native wildlife, plants, and natural habitats are needed to complete this 
     
     collection of several hundred slides. If you have slides you would like to 
     
    
   
   
    
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