National Wildlife Week
National Wildlife Week (NWW) was originally established to celebrate the
accomplishments of naturalist Jack Miner and always includes April 10th, Jack Miner's
birthday. Today, NWW focuses of wildlife and wildlife habitat conservation, with a
different theme each year. These themes and the information in NWW education kits look at
a specific habitat type and provide recommendations on how to protect this habitat.
The Canadian
Wildlife Federation (CWF) coordinates National Wildlife Week across Canada and
the Manitoba Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch coordinates NWW for the Province of Manitoba in consultation
with CWF. The Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch purchases and
distributes National Wildlife Week kits to Manitoba schools.
National Wildlife Week in Manitoba -
2004
The Theme for this year's National Wildlife Week was "Give
backyard birds something to sing about." It
was held from April 4 to April 10, 2004.
For more information contact the Manitoba
Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch. |
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