Nuisance Wildlife Campaign

NEW: Please Stop Point Pelee National Park - Cormorant Slaughter
(Spring 2011)

NEW: 'Nuisance Wildlife' – A Photographic Exhibit
(Spring 2011)

NEW: Coyotes - God's Dog - Speakers’ Tour
(Spring 2011)

NEW: Ontario government can break its own laws
(Winter 2011)

NEW: McGuinty endorses the extension of cottage leases in Rondeau Provincial Park
(Winter 2011)

NEW: White-tailed Deer population declines dramatically in eastern Ontario
(Winter 2011)

PPC t-shirt in support of ‘nuisance’ wildlife everywhere

Research

Snakes, Salamanders and other Creatures Thrive in Areas with Higher Deer Populations (Oct. 20, 2008)

The case against clearcutting
“Comparisons between wildfire and forest harvesting and their implications in forest management.”
D.J. McRae, L.C. Duchesne, B. Freedman, T.J. Lynham, and S. Woodley

“Impacts of major watershed pertubations on aquatic ecosystems.”

Hunting and Fishing
Invasive Species Council report

The Invasive Species Council Australia released a report critiquing a proposal by the Victorian government to promote deer hunting on private properties for claimed environmental benefits. But evidence from around the world shows that hunting for sport rarely works as a method of pest control. By promoting hunting, governments can even worsen pest problems. Download Invasive Species Council report, A Deer Mistake.

Impacts of United States Recreational Fisheries on Marine Fish Populations
Science Express Magazine
August 26, 2004
Vol.305, no 5692, pp 1958-1960
Click here to read related Science Magazine online article, August 2004

The New Politics of Bloodsport in Ontario
Canadian Demension Magazine
September/October 2000
Vol. 34, No. 5 pp. 42-45

Cormorants

'Characteristics of double-crested cormorant colonies in the U.S. Great Lakes island landscape.' Wires and Cuthbert Journal of Great Lakes Research 2010

Review of the doublt-crested cormorant management plan, 2003:
Final report of the American Ornithologists Union Conservation Committee Panel, 2007

American Ornithologists Union debunk cormorant control "science"

Historic Populations of the Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus): Implications for Conservation and Management in the 21st Century
Linda Wires, Francesca Cuthbert
Waterbirds Journal Vol. 29, 2006

news

Breeding a Salmon Disaster
No matter the pond's size, the fish are all small
Globe and Mail, Sept. 15, 2008

Swiss government to ban catch-and-release fishing
Bundesrat to require all anglers to take course on humane fish handling methods
ESPN.com, May 9, 2008

Great Lakes Fisheries
Canada Lagging US in Great Lakes Cleanup
Forbes.com, July 6, 2007

Tiny Shrimp, big concern
The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jan. 24, 2007

Americans confront fishery threat
Kingston Whig-Standard, Dec. 27, 2006

Will the fishing hold
The News Herald, Dec. 17, 2006

Double-crested Cormorants
Cormorants conquer the Columbia
The Oregonian, Oct. 8, 2007

Double-Crested Cormorant: Bird species that bounced back may face a cull
Globe and Mail, Sept. 29, 2007

Wildlife
Amphibian/Beaver Survey Report
The Edmonton Journal, Jan. 11, 2007

Forests
Scientists plead for protection of forests: Canada's broad swath of boreal timber, one of Earth's largest carbon storehouses, is said to be at risk
Globe and Mail, May 14, 2007

A Black Market for IKEA
Quercus, April 20, 2007

Clearly Green Design