I am writing to express my…

I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed cormorant cull. The proposed number of 50 birds per day is obscene and would decimate the population. I thought we as a society were against extinction? In addition, leaving the corpses to rot may increase the pollution of our water supply (particularly the bacterial count in Hamilton Harbour), and if the fish were to eat the corpses, this turns the food chain upside down, which may have unintended results. We have seen in the past what happens when we deliberately remove or introduce a species. The best thing we can do is let nature run its course; it is the most economically and environmentally responsible choice.