I oppose this hunting…

I oppose this hunting proposal because it is scientifically baseless. Allowing hunters to bag 50 Double-crested cormorants a day during a 9 month period could very well eradicate the Great Lakes population which is only estimated to be around 250,000 individuals. This species is only beginning to recover from human-induced contaminant-based declines and extensive hunting, and is not overabundant. Double-crested cormorants are a native species of North America and of Ontario and the government has an ethical and legal responsibility to protect it from undue harm and extinction.

On a personal note, I believe it is abhorrent to consider any living creature a nuisance and Double-crested cormorants have as much a right to reside on this land as any other bird.