Ontario is proposing to…

Ontario is proposing to allow large scale hunting of Double Crested Cormorants.

Allowing such high limits, hunting during breeding season, the permission to discard carcasses and let meat spoil extremely wasteful of a useful duck's life. The proposal is counter to any reasonable environmental program. It is contrary to native wildlife management and is unethical.

One study on Lake Michigan found that invasive species make up 80%-90% of a Double Crested Cormorant's diet. A potential large drop in Cormorant numbers will have at least some effect on the population of these invasive fish species.

I condemn this proposal and support the statement of Bird Studies Canada (BSC) expressing its deep concern on many fronts.