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I stand in opposition to a proposed hunting season of the Double Breasted Cormorants. As a beginner birder and a person who appreciates wildlife I object to such an unscientific basis of 'culling'.
How would this be checked? How would this be monitored? Would this not disrupt other waterfowl that live close by to Cormorants nesting sites. And why allow this especially during newborn season!!
Where is the science to back up such a non-sensical idea. This is not common sense, this is irrational. There is much to be considered, and there will be much consequence to this.
Further, the allowances of culled Cormorants per hunter during the long season is preposterous!
Has Ontario government not have any access to information to the real scientific data that has been collected by organizations that work on years of ongoing research??
I do not advocate such a legal permit as this. I understand true hunters are conservationists, but not all 'hunters' are as ethical as a conservationist. For those that hunt for the fun of it, opens up a myriad of potential problems.