SUMMARY OF BREEDING STOCK 



Licensed Fur Farms, January 1st 



1959 



Other Animals 



Beaver (Pens) 1 



Beaver (S.C.) 



Fisher 2 



Lynx 



Marten 89 



Muskrat (Pens) 



Muskrat (S.C.) 



Otter 



Raccoon 24 



Skunk 3 



Fox 



Blue Fox 83 



Silver Fox* 178 



Platinum and Pearl 



Platinum Fox 232 



Other Fox** 13 



Mink 130294 



*Includes Standard and White Marked Fox 



**Includes Cross, Red, and White Fox 



1960 



1961 



1962 



1963 



COLOUR TYPE OF PELTS TAKEN FROM MINK DURING 1963 



DARK AND HALF BLOOD DARK MINK, including Blufrost and 



Demi Buff 71,472 



GREY TYPE such as Silverblu, or Platinum, Sage, 



Opaline, B.O.S., Stewarts and Homos 23,746 



DARK BLUE TYPE such as Aleutian, Blue Iris, Steelblu, 



B.O.S., Stewarts and Homos 17,841 



LIGHT BLUE TYPE such as Sapphire, Winterblu, Eric, 



Violet, B.O.S., Stewarts and Homos 59,465 



BROWN TYPE such as Pastel, Topaze, Ambergold, Buff, Dawn, 



Orchid, Capucine, B.O.S., Stewarts and Homos 195,843 



BEIGE TYPE such as Palomino, Pearl, Lavender, Hope, Fawn, 



B.O.S., Stewarts and Homos 55,862 



WHITE TYPE, including 95% White 8,437 



TOTAL PELTS 432,666 



FIELD SERVICES 



Conservation officers of the Department have the primary responsibility of 

 making the fish and wildlife management plan effective in the field. While formerly 

 they spent most of their time on law enforcement, today they must accept respon- 

 sibility over a much broader field of endeavour. In addition to law enforcement 

 duties, a conservation officer must participate in the biological aspects of wildlife 

 management. For this, an adequate educational background is essential. A candi- 

 date for the job of conservation officer must be 21 years of age, having Grade 12 

 education and a certificate, obtained at his own expense, from the Ontario Forest 

 Ranger School one year course, or its equivalent. Usually, recruitment is from 

 the ranks of Forest Rangers who hold these qualifications, which permits an 

 assessment of the suitability of the individual for the exacting duties he will perform 

 as a conservation officer. 



The Forest Ranger School curriculum includes general forestry, forest pro- 

 tection, cruising, surveying, drafting, principles of fish and wildlife biology and 

 mangement, silviculture, soil science, road construction and other items. This broad 



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