192 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 
Connaught nesting-boxes have been distributed through 
the grounds of Government House, and the owners of large 
gardens have taken similar steps. Other Canadian cities 
should follow the example of Ottawa in this respect. On 
the author’s recommendation the Board of Park Commis- 
sioners of Vancouver, B. C., have decided to establish a 
bird sanctuary in Stanley Park, which is admirably suited 
to such a purpose. Few cities in Canada are without areas 
that would serve as excellent bird sanctuaries. 
Passing from what might be termed civic bird sanctuaries 
to larger areas of rural territory, we find that both the 
Dominion and provincial governments have taken steps to 
set aside suitable areas as bird sanctuaries for the protection 
of wild fowl and other forms of bird life, and these sanc- 
tuaries or refuges are considered in another chapter. 
Bird sanctuaries constitute the surest means of protect- 
ing our insectivorous and other birds by preventing their 
destruction and ultimate extermination. 
