This is a terrible,…

This is a terrible idea, supported by neither science nor the public good. Furthermore, it's a reckless addition to the use of firearms in the city and a shameful act of violence against a population of birds who have done no harm. The myth that cormorants are to blame for declining fish populations should be pointed out as the brazen fabrication that it is and special interest groups promulgating this myth should be ignored. The nesting colonies of cormorants in Toronto are an indigenous population, (hopefully) returning to its previous strength and not an invasive species. There is absolutely no scientific justification for this deliberate and short-sighted tampering with the population ecology of Toronto's native bird species.

That this cull is even being considered shows a profound lack of understanding on behalf of the government and the sport fishing groups pushing for it. Shame on you all.