I believe that a cormorant…

I believe that a cormorant cull is the wrong thing to do. The cormorants are a natural part of this environment. If they are killed off on a large scale, this will upset the natural balance of the area. Why do some people want to kill them off? OK, they kill the trees in their colonies. But this is the natural balance. Their colonies are stable, they are not moving or spreading. It may be an eyesore to YOU, and the emphasis is intentional, my response is, don't go to that area. Many others care only that they belong in the place they are. They eat a lot of fish. Do they eat the fish that you want to eat? They eat different species than what we eat. Then there's the problem of the pollution in this area. Dunno about you, but I wouldn't eat anything that was pulled out of Lake Ontario... Then there is the big problem of the method used to kill them. You intend to shoot them. Can you guarantee no humans will be hurt or killed? One human injury is unacceptable. Also, can you guarantee that only cormorants are killed? Killing any other animal would further upset the ecological balance. Then there is clean up. If the remains, the biological waste, is not cleaned up fully, this will further upset the ecological system.

In summary, the proposed cormorant cull is irresponsible and badly thought out. I oppose it.