Halifax Wildlife Association is a
Animal Welfare Charity located in Halifax, NS.
Services Provided by Halifax Wildlife Association
Trout-a-Rama- As part of the Learn2fish program, HWA stocks a lake with troot and hosts a free fishing derby for 16-year-old and younger children. We run a'Parks are for People Day'event at Dollar Lake where children learn about Fly Tying, Fly Fishing, Archery and Wildlife. We host three educational nights annually for members on Widlife and Widlife habitat. Workshops are open for members and guests. We participate in the public consultation process in the development and modification to laws and regulations and policies affecting wildlife and wildlife habitat. HWA deliver a program of education to the public on the use of non-lead ammunition. Lead is a poison which fragments and leaves particles that are extremely harmful to raptors and predators. As part of the educational program we operate a lead-non-lead exchange program to provide initiative to hunters to make the change from lead to non-lead.
