I am absolutely appalled at…

I am absolutely appalled at the MNRF's proposal to essentially create an open season on wolves and coyotes. Blaming apex predators that have evolved for millions of years within an ecosystem for man made problems is archaic, meritless thinking at best. At worst, it is cruel and unethical. It is time governments and the people they represent take responsibility for the environmental problems they create, including declining species populations.

How about NOT allowing over-hunting and doing something about the escalating poaching and trophy hunting happening in this province? How about NOT letting mining companies dump tailings into lakes and wetlands, where moose spend most of their time? How about NOT passing bills like Bill 108 which makes is easier for developers and other industries to destroy natural habitats of moose and other wildlife. How about NOT letting the Boreal forest be dissected by roads moose have to cross....or perhaps doing something about the ones that exist to eliminate road collisions with moose and other wildlife. And how about investigating the causes of moose population declines, using actual scientific research, conducted by actual biologists, instead of biased special interest groups (like the hunting associations that influenced this so-called moose management proposal).

Stop this relentless attack on Ontario's wildlife. The Conservative government's pay to slay /Bill 108, created to appease land developers, is detrimental enough to endangered and threatened species. There is no justification for this proposal - an easy, cheap way of trying to solve a complex issue. Humans are the cause of moose population declines, one way or another, not wolves or coyotes.

What's next? Open season on peregrine falcons because songbird populations have declined? Open season on Great Blue Herons because amphibian populations have declined? Yes, ridiculous, isn't it ? just like your moose management proposal.

The MNRF's mandate is to be a long-term steward for our natural spaces, flora and fauna - regardless of what the government of the day is. Please, start doing your job and representing the vast majority of Ontarians concerns when it comes to our disappearing wildlife, not the minority out to make a buck from their slaughter.