If culls have already occurred on protected sites (Pelee was noted), then the lands held in the broad public interest are being managed. Without research to prove that these aquatic birds are harming the broader ecosystem, no hunting season should be put in place.
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I and my family encourage and support the Ontario government taking steps to effectively reduce (and monitor) numbers of this invasive species. Large, resident flocks have overtaken areas of the St.
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Public Input Coordinator
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Policy Division, Species Conservation Policy Branch
December 31, 2018
Re: ERO 013-4124: Proposal to establish a hunting season for Double-crested Cormorants in Ontario
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I am in favour of allowing cormorant to be hunted as game birds but do not agree with aspects. The proposed bag limit of 50 cormorant without a possession limit is grossly excessive. Also, the provincial open season of March to Dec 31 is much too long.
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I have watched these birds multiply over the decades and take over more and more areas, displacing natural wildlife and destroying the environment.
I wholeheartedly support the cull
I can’t believe the shortsightedness of this idea! I thought this kind of thinking was abandoned in Canada a long time ago.
If fish stocks are truly being depleted, put more restrictions on sport fishing. Our wildlife lives WITH us, not FOR us.
I have read scientific evidentiary data that stipulates culling the Double-crested Cormorant will NOT be beneficial to the environment. As a lay-person if I know this fact why don't you? To what end are you even thinking exists with this preposterous recommendation.
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Why Cormorants? They aren't good to eat. Have they become pests and MNR wants the public to help them reduce the population?
How about Blue Herons next?
Why would anyone want to do this to such a majestic bird! This is so wrong . As humans we are actually supposed to protect all living things not keep destroying them just because we can.
The idea of hunting 50 cormorants at a time is preposterous.
The animals are likely in the area due to habitat disruptions or climate
disruptions elsewhere. and killing them where they seek refuge may cause
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Bag limit "no"
Season timing and length "no"
Disposal of carcasses "retrieve and remove"
Are additional management efforts required? "Oil Eggs and remove nests"
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?
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I would agree to see something like this happening, the number of up to fifty birds i wouldn't agree with the number should be lower. I'm a life long angler and over the years the number of cormorants has definitely grown steadily over the last decade or so you always see one somewhere it seems.
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I am not against hunting. But I am against hunting cormorants. They are inedible and their impact is insignificant compared to ours. I cannot see the logic of the proposal to hunt cormorants during the spring, summer, and autumn with a daily quota per person of 50.
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