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13121

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The cormorant populations have gotten out of control in sections of southern Ontario. I'm from Hamilton and the birds have killed trees along the shoreline of the of the harbor, thousands of them nesting and the smell from them is disgusting. Read more

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13124

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I think this proposal is an illegitimate use of the word hunting. Hunting is the harvesting of game species for eating. This is simply a cull with an open season attached. I don't think disguising it as an ethical activity is the answer. Read more

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13126

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Do not allow a hunting season for double-crested cormorants. Hunters are destroying our wildlife through their misguided beliefs that animals need to be culled by hunting. Hunters do not cull the weak, sick or injured. Read more

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13128

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I fully support the proposal to establish a hunting season on Cormorants. I have witnessed far too many times the fish these birds have ingested. The damage they have caused on the surrounding landscape is astounding. Read more

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13129

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I agree 100% with this proposal. The double crested cormorant has become a serious nuisance and threat to local ecosystems. I am not in favor of complete eradication, however, the population clearly needs responsible management to be sustainable. Thank you.

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13131

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Vote no to the slaughter of commorants. You added the swans and many other beings. You spread hate and prejudice based on your own wishes, not facts. When in fact the issue is over fishing, developing. You added swans for your kills.

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13132

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I am in support of the new proposal. As both an angler and cottage go-er I am aware of this bird's negative impacts on the fish populations and the environmental impacts of their nesting colonies from their waste. Read more

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13133

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This is completely garbage. There is no scientific basis for this. The only basis for this to appeal to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to get rid of what they see as a "pest" bird that causes them inconvenience. Read more

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13134

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It's about time that the MNR stepped up to encourage the control on cormorants. The negative effects I'm witnessing on the lands/trees and fish in the Kawartha Lakes where I reside are disgusting. Please don't submit to the scare tactics of environmentalists on this subject. Read more

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13135

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After being nearly wiped out by human persecution and pesticide poisoning, the Double-crested cormorant has returned to the Great Lakes. Cormorants are a native Ontario water bird who have not yet recovered to historic population levels. Read more

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13138

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Over the years, we have watched the cormorant population increase and spread farther and farther north and off of the great lakes. They are the cause of much damage to small islands and a truly destructive and an eyesore for travelers, boaters and tourist to see. Read more

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Cormorants are and unmanaged predator in the Great Lakes and Ontario. The Ministry of Natural Resources are making predator fish stocking reductions in 2018 and 2019 in an effort to manage the baitfish populations. Read more