‘An idiotic idea’ to cull cormorants, director of cottagers association says
The much-maligned cormorant may be getting some help from an unlikely source: cottagers on Georgian Bay.
The Georgian Bay Association, a group representing approximately 3,000 property owners, is calling on the provincial government to cancel a proposed cull of the bird in September.
Rupert Kindersley, the executive director of the association, said there’s too much concern for public safety – hunters would likely be out on open water – as well as the obvious environmental impact of having hunters killing 15 birds a day.
“We think it’s an idiotic idea which has been dreamed up based on inaccurate perceptions of what cormorants do to the ecosystem,” he said.
By CBC News
