What's happening?
Without a shred of supporting scientific evidence, the Government of Ontario is proposing to open up hunting of wolves and coyotes across the north. Under the guise of moose conservation, it is proposing to allow anyone with a small game hunting license in northern Ontario to kill up to two wolves and an unlimited number of coyotes per year.
Reasons on why not
1. The proposal lacks any scientific justification or evidence. There are no population management targets and no rationale for the proposed bag limits.
2. Eastern coyotes do not consume moose in significant numbers, and yet the government has opened the door to senseless slaughter.
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3. Wolves generally “prey mostly on young moose and older moose past their prime, and consume few prime-breeding-age moose.”
4. Studies show that hunting is not a long-term solution. According to MNRF, “the number of moose killed per wolf pack will not significantly decrease as the pack size is reduced.”
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5. Killing many coyotes and wolves, keystone predators, could have negative ecosystem-wide impacts.
6. The government’s plan is to eliminate requirements for tags and reporting for both wolves and coyotes hunted in northern Ontario. As a result, any ability to scientifically assess the impacts of the policy and manage accordingly is seriously undermined.
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