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hawks may be killed by special authority. Fishing is per- 
mitted under license. In so far as hunting is prohibited, the 
policy adopted in this park differs from that carried out in 
the provincial parks of Quebec, where the lessees may hunt 
in the areas leased and protected by them. In the case of 
the Ontario parks the protection is absolute, and controlled 
solely by the provincial government through its own park 
rangers; in the Quebec parks the protection of the game is 
carried out, as we have seen, on a co-operative basis. 
Quetico Forest Reserve-—About ninety miles due west of 
Fort William, in the Rainy River district, an extensive tract 
of land adjoining the State of Minnesota was set aside as a 
provincial park in 1918. The park, known as the Quetico 
Forest Reserve, contains 1,560 square miles. On the south 
it is bounded by the international boundary; the western 
and northern boundaries include the Quetico River and 
Long, Pickerel, and other lakes; the east side by the Thunder 
Bay district. The area includes the territory known as 
Hunters Island. It is well timbered, and a large portion 
of it consists of long, sinuous lakes. Moose are specially 
abundant, and this area will serve as an excellent breeding- 
ground for moose for the territory adjoining the park. The 
protective policy in force in this park is similar to that of 
Algonquin Park; hunting is prohibited absolutely, and fish- 
ing is only permitted under license. 
Rondeau Provincial Park.—On the north shore of Lake 
Erie in Kent County the sandy peninsula which runs out 
from the mainland and forms one side of Rondeau Harbour 
has been reserved as the Rondeau Provincial Park. It con- 
tains about 5,000 acres. About one-half of the park is under 
forest, and wild life, which includes deer and other animals, 
is protected; but muskrats, skunks, and weasels are not 
protected. Recommendations have been made that the 
muskrats in this park be protected, and, in view of their in- 
creasing value as fur-bearers, their inclusion, for a period 
