I am shocked and appalled…

I am shocked and appalled that the provincial government will allow this kind of activity. It is entirely contrary to everything that Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry stands for. I believe you are well aware of the environmental impacts of introducing this practice, as it was clearly articulated by organizations such as Birds Studies Canada and others. I am also aware that fish and wildlife biologists working for MNRF do not support this initiative, because it is not based in sound, science based conservation. It appears more like a knee jerk reaction to the commercial fishing industry who is concerned about their catches.

This will have a negative impact on the hunting community as well as indiscriminate, non-selective and arbitrary hunting practices will result in accidents. This will be more and more bad press for good hunters, who are some of the most careful and knowledgable conservations we have in this province.

This is not wise conservation. This is a cormorant cull. And a mistake.