Cormorant Slaughter Update: Over 7,000 birds to be killed over four days
Lake Ontario Cormorants
"Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things,
man himself will not be free." Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Update: May 8, 2008
Cormorant Cull Finished from The Windsor Star
....this will go on for five years unless we all act together to stop the carnage.
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April 30, 2008
The Windsor Star, Cormorant Cull Begins
"In just three short years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have shot over 56,000 cormorants. In Ontario, an additional 10,000 birds were shot – a total of over 66,000 birds killed by gunfire."
double crested
cormorant
The slaughter of another 7,000 started yesterday at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario. Parks Canada has scheduled 4 days - April 30, May 1, 2, and 5 to complete the slaughter. The Harper Government and Parks Canada plans to reduce the vibrant and historical colonial waterbird colony by 90%, destabilizing the ecological integrity of both the island and the Lake Erie aquatic ecosystem.
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