Hello, As a person who takes…

Hello,

As a person who takes frequent back country canoe trips in Ontario, I'm concerned about the welfare of all species of wildlife in Ontario and all of Canada. In particular, it has come to my attention that the Moose population in Ontario is rapidly decreasing at an unprecedented level that warrants immediate attention to protect them from further decline. In my opinion, that means protecting their habitat, providing them with safe places to go, and monitoring and enforcing the protection of those places. Considering the urgency of the help they need to increase their population, I think there should also be a ban on hunting them, especially their calves, for a period of time until they have adequately recovered from whatever it is that's causing their numbers to decline so rapidly. But the calf hunt should be especially stopped immediately, and permanently, to ensure the continuation of this important species. Hopefully, more resources will be available to research what is causing the extinction of this species, and more resources will be available to protect their habitat and monitor and enforce protection of them and their habitat. I know we can and MUST do more to help them, and I'd like to see more resources directed toward this purpose. We need to change the composition of BGMAC to be more representative of all Ontarians in order to achieve a successful outcome for Moose in Ontario.