I believe that there should…

I believe that there should be a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario. Although I don’t believe in hunting a species and not finding a use for it’s body, I believe that they provide more negative things on the environment than good for several reasons. Cormorants have been known to have a major negative affect on tree growth due to their deposition of feces on the leaves. This also damages the soil causing an impact on other vegetation. Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems have been impacted by this species of bird. They can feed on up to one pound of fish per day, consisting of game fish such as small mouth bass. They have caused a huge decline in bird species such as the black-crowned night heron, great blue heron and great egret. The only way to protect these species is to do something about the high populations of double-crested cormorants.