Comment
We find this proposal totally confusing and unacceptable. People should not be allowed to shoot cormorants or any other bird or animal with such wide-ranging criteria. It is ridiculous for such a long time period and the number of birds per person is ridiculous. Clearly, if this # is allowed, the cormorants will again be wiped out like we did to them with DDT.
Cormorants are native species and the only reason some members of the public think they are 'taking over' is because the numbers are coming back to what they should be according to nature, not a human count. Your own correspondence underscores this point and that they are already reducing in numbers.
We live in rural Ontario and the last thing we need is more hunters with limited shooting restrictions. How safe is this going to be for all Ontario citizens?
Why not follow a more reasonable, safe and science-based plan? Let the Ontario biologists working for the government determine if and when a controlled cull of the cormorants is needed. At least we will all be safe and the outcome will be based on advice of professionals.
We would have liked to send you an email to know this is received, but were unable to do so.
Submitted January 2, 2019 10:28 PM
Comment on
Proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario
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013-4124
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