Any cull should be carried…

Any cull should be carried out by professional animal control officials not by the public. There is no “sport” in blasting away at birds in a nesting colony sonsuch a cull simply encourages wanton slaughter

Furthermore, how does the policy ensure that similar looking and rarer species like loons are not mistakenly shot? The average hunter will have difficulty distinguishing between a cormorant and a loon. I predict that an unintended outcome of such a policy will be the endangerment of loons and other aquatic birds.