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

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There is no evidence that double crested cormorants affect fish populations. They are part of the ecosystem and deserve our protection. As a bird lover from British Columbia I am horrified by this proposal, as is our local naturalist group.

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

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Kindly accept this note as my strong disapproval, dismay and disgust at this proposal. Defaulting to the culling of a species (native, no less) is abhorrent, misguided and incredibly ancient in its entirety. Read more

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

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As managers the MNRF should assess impact of the cormorants on the local ecosystem and if significant issue a permit to a lake association or a fish and game club, provided there is lake consensus for oiling the eggs using the same protocol as for culling gulls. Read more

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

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Cormorants are ruthlessly destroying fisheries all over the world, they have a negative impact on the biology of our lakes in many ways. They destroy vegetation and habitat for all shoreline and Island waterfowl. Read more

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

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I would like to express my strong opposition to the proposal to establish a hunting season for Double-crested Cormorants in Ontario as posted in the Ontario Environmental Registry on November 19, 2018. Read more

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

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Due to widespread decimation of fish populations in our lakes, and the excessive numbers of Cormorants and their ability to reproduce with few or no predators to control the population, in my opinion, outside intervention is needed. Read more

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

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I live very close to the St. Lawrence River system in Brockville, Ontario. We have for many years been watching the total destruction of islands, land and some fisheries within this river. I also frequent Upper Rideau and the Big Rideau systems as my home town in Westport, Ontario. Read more

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

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Has there been a study done to corroborate the claims of the commercial fisheries that the new population has been detrimental to fish populations? Has a study been done to assess what has happened to this bird's natural predators? Perhaps this/these species need conservation. Read more

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

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I think the Cormorant Hunt is a great idea. I am not sure many people will hunt the birds but it would help keep the population in check, protect vegetation and fish stocks. The birds have affected fishing in the area around our Aunts cottage of Manitoulin Island.

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