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TOURIST OUTFITTERS CAMP LICENSES 

 SUMMARY 



Algoma 7 3 



Cochrane 2 



Kenora 103 



Manitoulin 37 



Nipissing 91 



Parry Sound 90 



Patricia 1 



Rainy River 28 



Renfrew 10 



Sudbury 47 



Thunder Bay 15 



Temiskaming 1 



Total 498 



Four hundred and fifty-six of these camps were operated by residents of Ontario, 

 the remaining forty-two by non-residents. 



EDUCATIONAL. 



In a previous report reference was made to the preparation and distribution of a 

 Monthly Bulletin. This publication was originally produced wholly in the Department 

 and took the form of a mimeographed booklet. Because of the work entailed 

 it had necessarily a limited circulation, although many requests for copies were 

 received. To ensure a wider distribution and to take care of the increasing demands 

 for copies from Protective Associations, schools and private individuals, it was found 

 desirable to have the material printed. Beginning with the May, 1937, issue, 

 therefore, the Bulletin assumed a new form, and a greater significance as an 

 educational medium in the sphere of wild life conservation. The original issue 

 amounted to about 600 copies monthly, under the new scheme of publication the 

 circulation immediately doubled and since then it has continued to increase with 

 each issue. 



In this connection we quote the following editorial comment from the June, 

 1937, issue of this Monthly Bulletin: — 



"Education is the foundation of all intelligent thought and action. It is the 

 most important factor entering into the conservation of our wild life and other 

 natural resources. Such progress as has been made in protecting, propagating and 

 re-stocking is due to the practical knowledge and scientific attainment. Practical 

 knowledge of wild life conditions is the result of experience gained in actual personal 

 contact and observations under natural conditions. It is not always reliable taken 

 alone because unwarranted conclusions are frequently drawn from certain conditions 

 or experiences which are open to several explanations. However, the practical 

 value of such first-hand information is of very great importance as it serves to 

 confirm the conclusions arrived at through scientific investigation. The combination 

 of these two sources of knowledge is the basis of our conservation programme." 



"Knowledge, however, is progressive. It knows no limitation. The ideas of 

 yesterday are but the stepping-stones to future enlightenment and creative effort. 

 In the field of wild life conservation moie attention is being paid to the scientific 

 investigation of life history and environmental conditions. The idea that our wild 

 life resources are inexhaustible passed on with the horse and buggy and the 

 carrier pigeon. Nature provided certain fundamental conditions necessary to wild 

 life perpetuation. We have unwittingly disturbed these conditions and so, in order 

 to keep pace with modern demands, we must take advantage of modern knowledge 

 and experience. This means wise conservation laws based on biological knowledge 

 and practical experience; the investigation of life history and natural conditions; 

 the operation of hatcheries for intensive stocking; the setting aside of preserve 

 areas for natural propagation and development, and the passing on of the knowledge 

 acquired to the public through means of education and publicity. These things, the 

 Department of Game and Fisheries is attempting to do. The results so far have 

 justified the effort." 



