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

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I am firmly opposed to this proposal. I am not a hunter myself but I was raised by one and I can not imagine that this proposal is being fought for by many in the ethical hunting community. A 10 month season that includes the summer? Fifty birds a day? Read more

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

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I oppose opening a season to hunt double crested cormorants for the following reasons: 1) Cormorants are a natural part of the Ontario Fauna. Messy fish eating birds are also present and abundant in many other areas of the world. Read more

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Before enacting such regulations, it must be the Ministy’s responsibility to ensure the “perceived” detrimental affect on fish numbers is in fact a real concern and not just “opinion”. This must be done by engaging scientific research. Read more

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As a lover of nature, and as a keen observer of all living things, I most strenuously object to the proposed plan to exterminate, or to even reduce the population of Double Crested Cormorants. It would appear that the Ontario Government has little understanding of ecology, or exactly how it works. Read more

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

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I'm in favour of the hunt. If these birds are left uncontrolled I believe as with many they will cause serious damage to our great lakes and in time many of the smaller southern and then northern lakes as these birds continue to move north .

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My wife and I took a drive from Fort Erie, ON to Niagara Falls, ON this year along the Niagara Parkway. The trees along the river are fulls of these birds. Most of the trees are dead and dying due to these birds. This is a problem that is long overdue it's attention. Read more

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I say no to a cormorant hunt. The facts behind the reasoning are silly, for example they are killing vegetation. Well so do humans and humans kill more vegetation than any animal. So should humans be on the okay to hunt list also? The reasoning behind this proposal does not make sense. 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 coming to the North Eatern part of Georgian Bay for the past 27 years. When I first visited there were a few Cormorants in the area, but the population has exploded. Now when travelling by boat it is not uncommon to see flocks of 200 to 400 rise out of the water as we near them. Read more

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This cull is a ridiculous, archaic idea that has no basis in science or reality. It is not what the majority of canadians want. Its past time we stop catering to a few loud individuals who would like to use this countries wildlife resources as their personal shooting gallery. Read more

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I am in favour of the proposed Cormorant cull in Ontario. Hunting them should be done during Ontario's migratory game bird season. Why? Springtime is when migratory game birds are nesting.(Potentially wiping out) Read more

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I have read the scientific paper that documented the return of the Double-crested Cormorant on Lake Ontario and I object in the strongest possible terms to this proposal. Your own proposal document indicates that the population has stabilized or declined slightly. Read more

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