Issued also in French under title: Lignes directrices pour les plans d'intervention visant les espèces sauvages. "EC21154."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).

"Environment and Climate Change Canada's Canadian Wildlife Service (ECCC-CWS) is responsible for the management and conservation of Wildlife under its jurisdiction. The Guidelines for Wildlife Response Plans outline the rationale, objectives, and process for developing, implementing and evaluating the efficacy of Wildlife response planning for Pollution and Non-Pollution Incidents. This document supports the standardization of the planning process according to ECCC-CWS's recommendations. The purpose of this document is to guide governments, Indigenous organizations, industry, Response Organizations, and other stakeholders in developing Wildlife Response Plans that consider all aspects of planning throughout the full life cycle of an incident with regards to Wildlife specific to ECCC-CWS's mandate"--Abstract, page iii.