Wildlife PROGRAM PLAN
History of Wildlife Management in B.C.
Prior to the European settlement of North America, wildlife
populations were abundant and diverse, and supported the many
needs of the First Nations peoples. The Aboriginal peoples managed
the resource through cultural controls and by using fire to modify
habitat, which improved game abundance and opened up hunting
grounds.
European explorers of western North America wrote extensively
about the plentiful game that was present. They and European