HC Deb 23 December 1937 vol 330 cc2181-2W
Mr. Creech Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in what colonial and mandatory territories have steps been taken to establish national parks or sanctuaries for the conservation of wild life; and whether any policy in the matter has been laid down in the past and is now being actively supervised throughout the Colonial Empire?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Areas have been set aside for the preservation of wild life generally in:

British Guiana.

  • Ceylon.
  • Cyprus.
  • Fiji.
  • Gold Coast.
  • Kenya.
  • Malaya.
  • Nigeria.
  • North Borneo.
  • Northern Rhodesia.
  • Nyasaland.
  • Palestine.
  • Seychelles.
  • Tanganyika Territory.
  • Trinidad.
  • Uganda.

Additional powers exist in practically all parts of the Colonial Empire for the protection of special species, and it may be mentioned that bird sanctuaries have been established in five Colonies not included in the foregoing list, namely, Bahamas, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong, Jamaica and St. Helena.

The general policy of His Majesty's Government in this matter is in accordance with the principles set out in the International Convention relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora of the 8th November, 1933 (Cmd. 4453) which was drawn up primarily in respect of Africa and has been applied to all the African Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories.

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