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administering the
Wildlife
Act of British Columbia; |
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preparing all Wildlife
Program regulations in consultation with regions
and others (See Statutes
and Regulations - Wildlife), including preparing
the hunting and trapping regulations and all hunting
synopses (For more details, choose hunting
and trapping information; |
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managing the Guide
Industry to ensure compliance and optimum use of
resources; |
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administering process
for licenses and permits and reviewing, advising
and recommending fee structure and levels for licences
and permits [The Wildlife Act Permit Regulation
- an Introduction (brochure)]; |
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collecting and analyzing
hunter and harvest data; |
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determining values
associated with, and developing policies for, wildlife-related
activities such as hunting, viewing and trapping,
and disseminating value information to the public,
land-use planners, decision-makers, staff and others; |
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implementing strategies
to reduce conflicts between wildlife and people
or their properties; |
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managing for some
species, including involvement in the Identified
Wildlife Management Strategy [see also information
about Wildlife
Management Areas (WMAs)] and developing harvest
strategies, e.g., Wildlife Harvest Strategy
(PDF)
April 1996. |
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managing
the Bear Smart
Community Program, a program aimed at reducing
bear/human conflicts. This voluntary, preventative
conservation measure encourages communities, businesses
and individuals to work together in addressing
the
root causes of bear/human conflicts, thereby reducing
the risks to human safety and private property,
as well as the number of bears that have to be
destroyed
each year. This program is based on a series of
criteria that communities must achieve in order
to be recognized as being "Bear Smart". |
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Grizzly
Bear Harvest Management Procedure April
2004 (PDF 193KB) |
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Recommendations
of the Orphan Bear Cub Review Committee April
13, 2000
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Wildlife
Guidelines for Commercial Recreation December
2000 |
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Mountain
Caribou in Managed Forests March
2001 (PDF 2.5MB) |
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working with other ministries
and agencies in an effort to restore, improve
and protect wildlife habitat (e.g., Habitat Conservation
Trust Fund (HCTF); Wild BC, an environmental education
program administered by HCTF that provides a wide
range of environmental educational programs and
resources to teachers and outdoor educators; Naturescape
British Columbia, a program that encourages restoration,
preservation, and enhancement of wildlife habitat
in our urban and rural landscapes; British Columbia
Wildlife Federation; and Federation of British
Columbia Naturalists. For detailed information
about the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, Wild
BC, and Naturescape British Columbia, click here
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