Janet Foster, writer, photographer, and naturalist, produces and films nature and wildlife programs with her husband, John, for TVOntario, NHK Japan, and the Discovery Channel. Their one-hour special, 'Clayoquot, the Sound of Wonder,' won the 1995 Gemini Award for Best Photography and the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Nature and Science Program. Lorne Hammond is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria.
'The story of a few remarkable men, pioneers in the field, who
during the years "were able to turn their own goals of wildlife
preservation into a declared government policy"... Smooth, at times
lively, reading.' - Anne Mayhew - Thomson News Service
'[Janet Foster] has done her homework thoroughly, and brought to
life men who recognized early in the century that wildlife was one
of Canada's most valuable and most neglected resources, and how
they quietly manoeuvred governments into taking positive steps.' -
Lotta Dempsey - The Toronto Star
'A unique insight into the early history of wildlife conservation
in Canada. It will interest both dedicated naturalists and
professional conservationists.' - A.G. Loughrey - Canadian
Geographic
'Anyone inclined to think that the Canadian government's early and
gradual involvement in wildlife conservation would make a dull
story, had better read this book. Janet Foster's thorough research
of the subject, and her talent as a writer, have contributed to
make this a most informative and fascinating production.' - Louis
Lemieux - Canadian Museums Association Gazette
'For those interested in reconciling bureaucracy with conservation,
this is a valuable book.' - Choice
'Foster has combined sound historical research with her
acknowledged writing skill to produce a first rate book.' - Robert
Stamp - The Calgary Herald
'If wildlife conservation and Canadian history are up your alley,
Working for Wildlife by Janet Foster, is a book you'll enjoy.' -
Stephen Hume - Victoria Times-Colonist
'It is overflowing with delicious and absorbing well-researched
detail, and rarely drags while presenting the saga of the rare
example of a few dedicated civil servants.' - R.M. Alison - The
Journal of Wildlife Management
'This is a painstaking and scholarly work and adds an important
dimension to an understanding of Canadian history. It is readable
throughout and is continuously informative.' - Fred Cooke - The
Kingston Whig-Standard
'Working for Wildlife is a fitting tribute to these men, and it is
an encouragement to us, in our own times and in our own campaigns
for preserving wildlife and wilderness, to read this account of
what they achieved.' - Jack Cranmer-Byng - Seasons
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