William Duval

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[entre 1920 et 1930]. - Photograph of William Duval (1883-1960) and his son on Bonaventure Island.

To preserve the species poached on the island, a convention was signed in 1919 to preserve it. At the age of 29, William Duval became the first guardian of the Bonaventure Island gannet colony.

Reference :

Musée de la Gaspésie. Série North Cumberland hitorical society. P57/24/36/1.

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