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

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I have serious concerns about the details of the proposed hunting season for Double Crested Cormorant in Ontario. 1) This proposal is clearly aimed at serious reduction in the population of this species. Possible reasons for this seem to be: Read more

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Ornitholigists and animal/wildlife protection agencies have been defending cormorants for years. Now Ontario is proposing wholesale destruction of double-breasted cormorants!!! This is NOT warranted. It is NOT advisable for wildlife management. It IS incredibly cruel and destructive. Read more

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I completely disagree with this proposal. Once again, humans feel the need to exert their will over animals for no justifiable reason. Hard for me to imagine sitting in a boat and firing into a flock of birds for the sport of it. Leave nature alone please.

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This is a nonsense plan which will do nothing to restore degraded habitat, bring back depleted fish stocks or make up for decades of industrial pollution. It won't even validate Bob Bailey, who tabled a Private Member's Bill some years ago to no avail.

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Since the sale of a private island off my parents shoreline on Lake Simcoe from avid cottagers to a non-Canadian investor, the cormorants have now move on to this now uninhabited island. There numbers have exceeded 100 in just 1 year. Read more

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This proposal would not only damage natural ecosystems, but also endanger the public by allowing hunters to discharge firearms throughout the spring, summer and fall season when lakes and natural areas are populated by cottagers and tourists. Please revoke it.

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ERO number 013-4124 Notice type Policy Act Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 Posted by Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Notice stage Proposal Proposal posted November 19, 2018 Comment period November 19, 2018 - January 3, 2019 (45 days) Open Read more

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

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I agree 100% with a proposal to allow hunting of cormorants. I believe the effectiveness of the program however is almost completely dependent upon the rules to be set about disposing of dead cormorants. Read more

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

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I cannot believe why this government has made such a backwards decision ! Double-crested cormorants are native Ontario birds that have repopulated parts of their former range and they fulfill a valuable ecological role. Read more

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So this legislation is a response to concerns about "too many cormorants." What does that mean? The government's offered no real data to back up a litany of unsubstantiated claims and anecdotes. But it's ready to give hunters an essentially unmonitored license to kill. Read more

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I am totally opposed to this proposal. I do not believe that cormorants should be designated as a game species. The proposal establishes a limit on the number of cormorants that anyone with a small game license can kill that is much too high. Read more

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To whom it may concern: The killing of 14000 Commorants PER SEASON is inhumane and further research from your council there needs to be brought to your attention because there is a lot of misinformation there! Read more

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