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As an ontario resident and natyre lover, i do not support the proposal to establish a hunting season for double breasted cormorants. I feel that the proposed actio would be detrimental to the ecosystem and would undermine responsible conservation practices.
The proposed hunting season is lengthy from March 15 to December 31. This includes nesting season of both cormorants, and birds like gulls and herons, that often nest with them. This includes spring and fall migration and the entire summer – when almost all peaceful recreational activities around wetlands and waterways take place, including birding.
The birds are inedible, yet would be classified as game and allowed to spoil. The proposal does not state limits to the number of birds per hunter, which is simply not sustainable.
This isn’t a sustainable hunt for game meat; this is a legalized extermination of an ecologically important native species.
Submitted January 1, 2019 5:24 PM
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Proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario
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