Quebec's wildlife protection agents, an 'endangered species'
In the past two years, the Quebec government hasn't trained or hired new wildlife protection agents despite staff reductions. The workforce is 25 per cent smaller than it was a decade ago.
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The number of wildlife protection officers has fallen by nearly 25 per cent in the past decade
CBC News ·
Posted: Feb 21, 2021 1:57 PM ET | Last Updated: February 21
Quebec's Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks (MFFP) has seen a drop in wildlife protection officers in the past decade. (Radio-Canada/Boualem Hadjouti)