Ontario Government Develops “Nuisance” Wildlife Strategy. Even though eco-tourism is the fastest growing outdoor activity in Ontario, the McGuinty government states the general public is becoming increasingly intolerant of growing wildlife populations, and is promoting lethal controls on wildlife deemed to be “nuisance” either through direct extermination programs or increased hunting opportunities.
Ecosystem Management vs Wildlife Management. Natural resource management in Ontario focuses on resource extraction, and ignores the effects on wildlife. To cite only one example, management plans do not provide large corridors of protected land for large roaming animals, thereby endangering their survival.
