Ontario should permit the…

Ontario should permit the wild take of raptors for falconry purposes. Many biological studies have already been done over many years supporting this position as up to 80% of first year raptors do not survive to their first moult. Many falconers release these passage birds after their first year to join the breeding population. This is a sound conservation practice and should be permitted. Ontario is not unique and should follow other provinces/ states in allowing the take of wild juvenile raptors. These birds are migratory and will move in and out of the area as dictated by nature.