. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1999 Burnett: Chapter 10: Defining the Rules 163. For more than 75 years, federal conservation officers like Andrew Rowsell, seen here setting out on his daily patrol from Baie-des-Loups in the summer of 1996, have guarded the isolat- ed island seabird sanctuaries of the Lower North Shore, Quebec (Photo credit: CWS). world, Canada was a natural candidate for involve- ment in the Ramsar Convention. Boyd's efforts were rewarded in 1981 when his adopted country acknowledged its vested interest in wetland survival and became the 29th nation to sign the pact. The Ca
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1999 Burnett: Chapter 10: Defining the Rules 163. For more than 75 years, federal conservation officers like Andrew Rowsell, seen here setting out on his daily patrol from Baie-des-Loups in the summer of 1996, have guarded the isolat- ed island seabird sanctuaries of the Lower North Shore, Quebec (Photo credit: CWS). world, Canada was a natural candidate for involve- ment in the Ramsar Convention. Boyd's efforts were rewarded in 1981 when his adopted country acknowledged its vested interest in wetland survival and became the 29th nation to sign the pact. The Canadian decision, in turn, influenced the United States to add its support and laid a valuable founda- tion for further wetland conservation initiatives in Central and South America. After the signing, it became a responsibility of CWS to secure Ramsar designation for suitable sites in Canada, in cooperation with provincial and territo- rial governments. The Wildlife Service responded vigorously to the opportunity. Between 1981 and 1988, some 30 wetland locations, many of them already identified as National Wildlife Areas or Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, were approved as Ramsar ' In the late 1980s, responsibility for meeting Canada's obligations under the Ramsar Convention was assigned to the Habitat Conservation Division of CWS. D. I. (Doug) Gillespie and, latterly. Clay Rubec played a leading role in this work, their efforts in the securement of new sites and the estab- lishment and maintenance of a national Ramsar Network earning for CWS a high degree of interna- tional respect among wetlands managers. With more designated wetland area ( miUion hectares) than any other participating country, Canada was a logical country to host the triennial Ramsar meeting for 1987. The event, held in Regina, produced a fresh impetus to the work of the Convention and led to the election of Jim Patterson of CWS to chair the management committee of the International Waterfowl and Wetla
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