It was a glorious autumn afternoon. We finally arrived at the crest of a wooded hill ashore one of Ontario's many lakes. The view that awaited us was magnificent: a symphony of foliage colours stretched across the horizon, framed by the reddening sky and the deep blue water.
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You clearly have no evidence to support this absurd plan to open up mass hunting on cormorants. It is clear from the wording in the posting that you are pandering to certain extremists who want the birds eradicated.
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I wish to voice my opposition to the proposed designation of cormorants as a game species with a hunting season under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
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I am against the proposal allowing the killing of the double-crested cormorant in Ontario. These birds are a recovered species that were near extinction and we used tax payer dollars to "bring them back". Please do not pass this bill. Thank you.
I would like to let you clearly know of my thoughts regarding the proposal to include Cormorants as a designated game bird. The mass killing of cormorants will not be beneficial. This will serve to force other species to vacate the colonies they share.
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While the problem with the cull is that it goes too far. No seasonal limit could devastate the population, removing the ruling on taking your kills will create pollution with all the dead birds, and having such a long season will hurt other bird populations during their nesting.
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If cormorants are truly a threat and biological concern in Ontario, then deal with them a balanced biological management treatment, having full regard to other wildlife that inhabit these geographic landscapes seasonally.
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If the populations have stabilized/ are in decline, there should be strong evidence to support an open hunting season on these animals. I am not aware of studies assessing the environmental impact of cormorants in regard to habitats or other species.
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I just came across this upcoming proposal and conviently the period to make a comment is during the Christmas holidays.
The mass killing of Cormorants is wrong. The killing of these birds will damage the environment and disrupt the natural ecosystem processes.
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Is this a killing or a culling.There is a difference. Where's the proof, the research, the data supporting these killings? What about the mess they will leave behind when they are done target shooting? These birds will be wiped out. Shame, shame.
Just because a few people 'feel' the cormorants are a problem does not justify opening this bird to hunting. There needs to be scientific studies completed to support any change. Look at the impact hunting wolves had on the ecosystem and how it rebounded when the wolves were reintroduced.
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