I believe, as any educated…

I believe, as any educated individuals would, that this proposal is not science or fact-based, but is rather a purely political response to an ill-informed special interest group or groups. The double-crested cormorants are not overly abundant and the myth that they deplete fish stocks or cause environmental damage was debunked long ago. If any desirable or commercially important fish species have been depleted, it is due to human overfishing and pollution. Unsubstantiated claims blaming a natural species of the ecosystem, namely the double-crested cormorants, is pure nonsense, and frankly this proposal is an embarrassment to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. You must know that this irresponsible slaughter of any cormorants, including nesting parents (up to 50 per day is not "game management") would be impossible to monitor properly and would no doubt provide the excuse to take numerous other species "by accident." Allowing the carcasses to spoil is further indication that this is an irresponsible and ill-advised proposal that will have very unfortunate consequences for wildlife and natural ecosystems in Ontario. I will be extremely disappointed if you choose to go ahead with this under the guise of "environmental management."
Sincerely,
a concerned Canadian citizen