Since the sale of a private…

Since the sale of a private island off my parents shoreline on Lake Simcoe from avid cottagers to a non-Canadian investor, the cormorants have now move on to this now uninhabited island. There numbers have exceeded 100 in just 1 year. There are close to 10 large old trees that are clearly unhealthy and this number can only be expected to grow next summer.

Local marinas have advised local boaters to blow their horns as they approach the island to discourage their presence. This has not been successful.

With their protected status, these cormorants are free to grow in numbers and expand their roosting areas to more and more healthy trees, which will eventually be destroyed.

This story is a cautionary tale of cormorants and foreign real estate investment.