RESERVES FOR WILD LIFE IN CANADA 247 
ONTARIO 
Algonquin Park.—This magnificent area of land covers 
2,741 square miles, and was set aside as a provincial park in 
1893. Within this area numerous rivers have their head- 
waters, including the Madawaska and Petawawa, and the 
whole region is densely timbered with pine, spruce, and 
other conifers, and such hardwoods as poplar, birch, and 
maple add the richness of their fall colourings to the scenery. 
Innumerable lakes facilitate travel by canoe, and being 
well stocked with fish they provide food for the traveller. 
The wild life in the park is protected during the whole of 
the year, with the result that such animals as moose, red 
deer, black bear, wolf, lynx, fox, beaver, otter, fisher, mar- 
ten, mink, muskrat, raccoon, skunk, porcupine, ermine, 
squirrels, and lesser animals are very abundant. Wolves 
are killed by the park rangers whenever possible, and a cer- 
tain quantity of fur, principally beaver, mink, otter, etc., 
is taken on government account and sold in Toronto at 
public sale. In 1917 the government realized over $2,400 
from the sale of furs. With a view to supplementing the 
meat supply, 650 deer were killed in 1917, weighing alto- 
gether 66,215 pounds. 
The regulations respecting the park have as their special 
objects the prevention of fire, the maintenance of health, 
the protection of timber and vegetation generally, and also 
of fish and wild life, and the prevention of the pollution of 
all waters in the park. Islands and parcels of land in the 
park are leased for summer cottage sites and resort purposes; 
not more than two acres are leased to one person, but areas 
not exceeding five acres may be leased for summer schools 
and other similar purposes. The leases are for twenty-five 
years and are renewable. Hunting, trapping, or taking 
game or other animals or birds of any kind is absolutely 
prohibited. Wolves, bears, wolverenes, wildcats, foxes, or 
