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Proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario

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Implementing a double-crested cormorant hunting season especially one thar spans the breeding season of these birds and associated nesters seems to be an interference from humans to the recovery pf a native bird at its basest. Read more

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I very strongly oppose the Ontario Government proposal to authorize hunting of the DC Cormorant in the province. The proposal has the potential to cause very considerable direct and indirect damage to other current protected species in the vicinity of habitats used by the DC cormorant. Read more

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To allow the mass killing of these birds that are native to the Great Lakes, and were once hunted to the become rare in this area is unacceptable. Please do NOT allow this to go through. It would result in over hunting and taking these birds back to near extinction in their native land again. Read more

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I think it is unnecessary and immoral to allow cormorants to be hunted and then allowed to spoil. I would support allowing the birds to be hunted so long as they are not allowed to spoil, which I think would entail a limit significantly lower than 50. Read more

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Canada is so far behind in it's thinking when it comes to wildlife. We have amazing wildlife and should be proud that we have an abundance. The native birds and animals of our country are the not problem. The overpopulation of people spreading out into natural areas are the problem. Read more

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Proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario

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I have been working in the natural resources field for 13 years, for the province, consulting and industry. I am currently working as an environment coordinator. I’m an avid fisherman and pro hunting. Read more

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The double-crested cormorant is inedible for humans, therefore it does not meet the requirements of a "game bird." Hunters should not be allowed to waste life. Perhaps it could be considered game or prey to other predatory species, but not for human hunting. Read more

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TERRIBLE Idea!!! Up to 50 Cormorants per hunter per day open for 9 months of the year?? Ridiculous - and allowing shooting from open boats. Yeah ..great fun, easy target practice for over zealous crackpot hunters. Read more

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The proposal to turn the cormorant into a game bird is irresponsible and will result in the endangerment and possibly extinction of this bird. Do your homework before making decisions that would be laughable if the repercussions were not so serious.

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“The unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible” (Oscar Wilde). There is no reason to open a hunting season for a species that is inedible. The fact that they consume fish should not come into play - human overfishing should be dealt with first. Read more

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The Ottawa Field Naturalists Club recently made a submission that the cormorants' status be changed to allow hunting, and even allowing for a vastly extended hunting season, much longer than is allowed for standard "game" birds, among many other provisions. Read more

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