I feel as though, unlike…

I feel as though, unlike mallards or Canada geese or swans, for instance, the double-crested cormorant isn't as well-known by the general population. I only learned about them about 8 years ago as a teenager, and since then I've been seeing them everywhere. I've even been asked by other people on hiking trails, or even within the city, "What are those birds?" I reply, "They're cormorants!" Personally, I think that cormorants are wonderful birds. To go down to the lake and see them swimming half-submerged, diving for fish, and sitting on the shore with their wings spread to dry really helps me appreciate them as part of the rich biodiversity of Ontario's wetlands.

I am unsure why the Ontario government wants to allow the public to be able to kill such a large number of cormorants. Hunting as a sport should be done responsibly and sustainably. To allow the culling of 50 birds per day, per person is neither.

I believe that allowing people to hunt cormorants in such a large quantity will be harmful to their population. I feel so lucky now to be able to see these birds even within the limits of the city I live in.

Please reject this proposal.