Dear Minister: The proposed…

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Dear Minister:

The proposed solution of an unregulated kill appears to be skewed toward the desires of the hunting lobby in Ontario. A major change in the composition of the BGMAC (which is currently composed of hunters and outfitters) to include environmentalists and animal protection organizations would result in a more balanced solution than is being proposed.

Instead of an unregulated slaughter of wolves and coyotes, you could:
(a) end the calf hunt completely
(b) establish protected moose refuges
(c) commit resources for enforcement, monitoring and research involving a wide variety of interested parties, not just hunters and outfitters

In the past, In Ontario, most animal situations have involved a "kill" solution. We are in the 21st century; surely, governments are capable of finding a better solution to wildlife concerns than the creation of a pile of corpses.