The proposal to allow…

The proposal to allow hunting of Double-crested Cormorants is not acceptable. It amounts to a killing spree where each hunter can kill dozens of birds each day without even retrieving the carcasses.

Surely we have learned something from similar episodes in the past where massive"culling" has a negative environmental impact upsetting the natural ecological balance. Further, there is the horror of 50 dead birds fouling our land and water by each hunter, each day!

There are a host of other concerns with this proposal as well. Significantly, any disturbance in the vicinity of other bird species during nesting season will constitute a 'conflict' capable of disrupting if not destroying their breeding cycles.

In this time of increased environmental awareness, we need to recognize that this sort of program is wholly irresponsible. I urge you to refrain from approving this proposal.