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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 1913. 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 J5sh- 

 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 



