In the Land O' Lakes Region,…

In the Land O' Lakes Region, north of Kingston, we have seen an increasing number of cormorants over the last couple of summers. Having witnessed the large colonies of these birds in the Toronto and Burlington Bay areas, I can tell you that we absolutely do not want to see the problem move into our area. Should a colony be established in one of the small, pristine lakes in this region, it would be devastating to see our islands succumb to their acidic feces, our resident birds displaced and our fish stocks consumed by this invasive species. Local fisheries would be lost and tourism would be negatively impacted. Obviously, the local economy would falter. We speak often of the newly arrived cormorants in our area and the majority of the folks who live here would certainly support a cull of this dirty, tree killing, fish devouring pest and hope that it is not allowed to gain a toe-hold in our area.