Further to my comment 16257…

Further to my comment 16257 I wish to add the link below that failed to appear in support of the following statements:

"It might be worth setting sights on expanding legitimate shooting ranges, but certainly not on setting up a free-for-all shooting gallery in our province. There is no rationale for the proposed carnage on our waterways, throughout even the breeding season; for the collateral damage to other species; for the failure to responsibly manage population sustainability; and for the disregard of issues of public safety.

I strongly oppose the proposal to establish a hunting season for the double-crested cormorant. There is no scientific justification for this hunt. This wild native species has rebounded from historic lows in the 1970s and populations have been stable or declining since the 2000s....

The extreme bag limit allowing an individual to kill 50 birds a day for nine-and-a-half months of the year, including the breeding season, is without precedent and could cause significant harm to this and other native wildlife species."