After living on Georgian bay for over 30 years we have witnessed the increase in the number of
cormorants in our area. We often see large flocks land, dive, surface with fish & then repeat
this for 2-3 minutes & then fly three to 5 hundred feet further up the shore & repeat the process
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Cormorants have made a mess of the trees and shoreline property along the great lakes not to mention the damage they do to the fisheries. Please approve this cull so we can help restore some balance to the eco-system.
The proposal to cull cormorants by enacting a virtually unregulated open season on them throughout the summer is dangerous and unethical, and detrimental to the environment.
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I am against hunting and culling cormorants. We look to a balance in nature and every action will have a further reaction likely quite unpredictable. There will likely be implications for many other species and the environment. Please stop this short term single minded thinking.
I'm an Ontario resident and I am opposed to the proposed hunting of cormorants. I see no benefit to this proposal. Humans should not decide where nature finds its equilibrium. Do not destroy our natural ecosystem, you are robbing younger generations of its treasures.
Nous entamons une nouvelle année . Malheureusement il semblerait que le gouvernement est bien tenté d'effacer de leur mémoire tout les préjudices de la chasse .
S'il-vous-plaît faites un effort . Faites un cadeau aux futurs générations et laisser tranquille la faune .
After consideration of various aspects of the issue concerning Double-Crested Cormorants (from now on referred to as Cormorants), following are my comments:
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I have read many of the submissions protesting the idea of opening a season to allow shooting of cormorants; I am fully in agreement with the general message they convey. This is a ridiculous, unnecessary measure to placate a very small number of people and is based on zero science.
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This proposall to alter current Wildlife, Conservation and Hunting legislation in order to control/exploit Cormorant populations is absolutely absurd. Hunting for food/ sport/recreation is a well respected and acceptable aspect of Canadian culture.
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Don't cull anything. Leave the wildlife alone and address the pollution from the corporations who only care about profits at the expense of the environment.
Cull the conservative hypocrite criminals instead.
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The proposal makes a lot of sense given that hunting for cormorants is not expected to damage their population overall. However it will give an opportunity for the protection of the fish populations in specific lakes and rivers that can be severely affected by uncontrolled cormorant populations.
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While I applaud a positive step in recognizing the need to control cormorant populations I feel that creating a hunting season is not sufficient by itself to provide effective control of the incredibly large flocks that are currently experienced, in my case, in the Lake Nipissing area.
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I object to this proposal. It is not based on scientific evidence and studies and the broader implications on different ecosystems and other species are unknown. This is not a good way to develop policies.
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I ask that the proposal for hunting cormorants be withdrawn, or at least scaled back significantly. I remember when cormorants were a rarity, and I am glad they have come back. I support the reasons of the Ottawa Field Naturalists Club.
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