Crown Game Preserve Explained

A Crown Game Preserve is an officially designated natural area in Ontario, Canada, "primarily for the purpose of sustaining populations of game animals".^[1] Hunting is not permitted or strictly regulated, making it akin to a wildlife refuge. Crown Game Preserves are managed by the Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

There are currently fifteen Crown Game Preserves:

• Brigden Crown Game Preserve
• Chapleau Crown Game Preserve
• Conestogo Crown Game Preserve
• Conroy Marsh Crown Game Preserve
• Dumfries Crown Game Preserve
• Geikie Island Crown Game Preserve
• Himsworth Crown Game Preserve
• Miner Crown Game Preserve
• Nipissing Crown Game Preserve
• Nopiming Crown Game Preserve
• Pembroke Crown Game Preserve
• Peterborough Crown Game Preserve
• Puslinch Crown Game Preserve
• Shirley's Bay Crown Game Preserve
• Yarmouth Crown Game Preserve

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ontario Natural Area Types . . 2007-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812121706/http://nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/nhic/glossary/area_types.cfm . 2007-08-12 .