What is the scientific…

What is the scientific evidence that a cull is required? What is the scientific basis for having an open hunt province wide? Where does the number of 50 birds a day come from? Why change policy to allow for spoilage? How can anyone come to an informed opinion one way or the other on this policy when the evidence for its basis is missing?

Does the Ministry typically rely on opinion and ideology to develop its policy rather than research based facts? How can we take anything the Ministry does seriously when you come up with a policy like this. It should be embarrassing to anyone involved.

If there is actual evidence (not anecdotal) that a cull is required in specific locations to save valuable or threatened vegetation and fish species then there should be a cull at those locations not the whole province.