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Unfortunately these birds have reached a density of population which is causing serious damage.
Allowing hunters to do the job the government can't is the right move.
I am not a hunter but I am supportive of this. The cormorant population is out of control around Toronto. a huge section of the Leslie Street Spit park is now nothing but dead trees and the smell wafting along cherry beach is horrible.
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I am a hunter and I am seriously against it. You are exposing the ugliest hunt which is killing the animals without using them during the summer that families and children are on the lake.
This will destroy hunters' image in front of the public.
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They are destroying our lakes, especially Lake Nipissing! Open a season, these birds do nothing for the ecosystem, they just demolish the fish population daily! They also are seen destroying our trees. Do something about this!!!
I support this fully and it is a great idea to help control the population. Also by controlling them it should help the fish population I see it as a win win.
This is a huge problem in our area of Lake of the Woods. The bitds are beyond plentiful and have completely killed of folliage on many islands. Constant fishers Full support for this proposal.
Finally a great idea it won't take long to shoot 50 that's for sure there are thousands . I've been told cormorants eat 3 times there body weight of fish each day.
So yes I'm all for it .Should have started this hunt years ago .
I totally agree with the ERO proposal to lessen the cormorant population. Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes in general would benefit from some control of these invasive birds.
Having a long time seasonal residence on the North Channel I can speak to the large flocks and what I see as the damage they do. Watching bird after bird surface with fish in their mouths in flocks that sometimes number in the hundreds.
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This is long overdue. They have taken over & destroyed an island on Golden Lake in the County of Renfrew, Ontario. There is next to no vegetation or live trees left on that island. In the summertime it looks like the island is covered in snow as there is so much of their excrement.
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First, thank you for starting to think about Cormorant control. These birds have been a problem growing out of control for a number of years now.
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I have personally witnessed the population of these birds explode on Lake Superior and many inland lakes. In the early 80's herring gull nesting islands became cormorant nesting islands then later as the island died they would be abandoned and the birds would move to another.
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This is an ill-conceived proposal that is lacking an environmental assessment and sends a terrible message on protecting biodiversity in Ontario. Fish-eating birds are not our enemy. Using the same rational will loons and ospreys be next on your list?
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It’s about time!!!
Not only do they decimate young fish populations unchecked, they take food away from more desirable birds - loons, mergansers, eagles, etc.
They also decimate the islands they roost on. The smell is terrible even at a distance.
I am 100% against this proposal, or at the very least, as it stands now. The “pro side” to this is not backed by any reputable science. The way this proposal stands right now; it will allow any shooting happy human to just play target practice (considering the meat is allowed to be left to spoil).
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