At the time of Confederation, 1867, market hunting was so rampant it was a public concern. By the late 1870's the buffalo were wiped out and then the passenger pigeons were exterminated. This was a concern of the Canadian gov't with respect to the nutritional needs of the FN peoples of the prairies. Until 1905 the gov't idea was that hunting must eventually disappear.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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