[Ontbirds]Cormorant Cull at Middle Island Point Pelee National Park

[Mark Cranford]

Point Pelee National Park

This is for information only. Not the starting point of a debate on 
merits or shortcomings.

Middle Island is an 18 hectare island south of Pelee Island managed as 
part of Point Pelee National Park by Parks Canada. It was purchased by 
the Nature Conservancy about 10 years ago.  Parks Canada is currently 
implementing a cull of nesting Double-breasted Cormorants on Middle 
Island.  Reasons for and details of the cull can be found at the 
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website 
<http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/index_e.cfm>  Reference Number - 08-01-37777

Additional information can be found online especially at the Windsor 
Star website, through the use of search engines and BirdChat archives.


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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, Ont.
mark.cranford at ofo.ca
905 279 9576