Comment
Please reconsider this proposal pending further study of the effects of a decision that would have far reaching ramifications for not only our local native species of wildlife but the human communities as well. Within the last few years hunting has increased around the small town I reside in in the gta and our children wake to the sound of gunfire in the morning by hunters. As an example the number of Canada geese and ducks have significantly diminished to the point that I rarely see any at our local reservoir. Birds and bees and wildlife are a part of the delicate eco system one only has to look at the situation with honey bees to see that human action destroying nature has catastrophic consequences for us all. Species of birds were hunted to extinction by people who allowed it to happen. Many bugs and birds are responsible for distributing wildflowers, keeping bug populations in check and cleaning ponds. Also there are studies that bird populations are an early detection system for environmental hazards as was shown previously in population records. This needs further study with scientists and environmentalists and community discussion.
Submitted January 2, 2019 10:59 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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16474
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