Comment
It has come to my attention that the of Ontario Government proposing to open hunting of wolves and coyotes across the north to address the declining moose populations. Scientists already agree that this strategy does not work and the evidence you’re using doesn’t add up. The proposed changes are lacking in any scientific justification or evidence. There are no population management targets and no rationale for the proposed bag limits. Coyotes don’t consume moose in significant numbers to begin with. Changes to hunting rules and practices have arguably had the greatest impact on moose populations.
Wolves and coyotes play an important role in nature. Wolves, coyotes and moose have lived together in a complex predator-prey relationship for thousands of years. This relationship naturally regulates itself, benefiting each species and the ecosystems they rely on.
We the Residents and tax payers in Ontario expect wildlife policy and management to be based on science and not the senseless slaughter of wolves and coyotes because someone doesn’t understand how these relationships of nature are related.
I think it is time for the government to wake up and look at their own science and knowledge learned in the past. May be the policy makers need to read the Ontario’s own web sites for sound science that make sense and instead of KILLING more creatures.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/factors-affect-moose-survival#section-1
As a First Nation member I already practice hunting only mature moose and not calves, and my community already has regulated the total moose harvested every year for all our community members. So, I hope you can see I am not against hunting or proper resource management, just the unnecessary killing of animals in general.
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Submitted September 12, 2019 9:06 AM
Comment on
Improvements to moose management as part of the Moose Management Review
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019-0405
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33681
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