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Stop hunting snapping turtles
They will be gone if you don’t
Hunt deer if you are so he’ll bent on killing
Please don’t punish the 4 legal snapping turtle hunters by banning this hunt. If someone hunts snapping turtles and does not report them, it is illegal already – it is called poaching. You would just be hurting the hunters that are obeying the law. These hunters have paid licensing fees that go towards protecting the animals and maintaining a sustainable environment.
Hunters want to preserve the species that they hunt. Poachers are a problem.
John, the MNRF’s reasoning for allowing the hunt is flawed and not based on the best available science. It is not that the hunters did anything illegal, it is that this species is not an appropriate candidate for harvest (regardless of reporting take). Snapping Turtle life-history strategies are unlike any other game species in Ontario. What is being proposed is to stop a flawed harvest. Anecdotally, people perceive them to be abundant, though when you take a closer look at the biology and ecology of the species, you can clearly see why there is an issue with the loss of adults over the long-term. This is not based on heresy or emotions, but on science. If we can’t base decisions on the best available information we do a disservice to our local ecosystems, and to our human residents as well.
E petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-ca/544/174/202/make-hunting-snapping-turtles-illegal-now/#sign
Please sign!!!