Valid concern, or not?

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:56 am

I guess perspective has something to do with the definition applied, Pydpiper. Personally, I wouldn't think of clipped-wing park-pond swans on a city-managed site as wildlife. Anything wild is not constrained; sounds to me like these swans certainly are.

In any case, why not call your conservation officer (or whatever they call them up there) and ask him about it? His answer will be the right one.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:01 pm

I made a couple calls.. Our Ministry of Natural Resources will have nothing to do with waterfowl, they are managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service.
If the animal is domestic there are no permits required, and all is well. I would suspect they are domestic birds.
With the huge variances in definitions and regulations I can See why the MNR does not deal with the Canadian Wildlife Service, and vise verso.
So from what I gathered today you can bait for ducks and net them up, you just can't shoot them.

mtbyak · Post by **mtbyak** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:50 pm

Yes Dave,

Those swans were actually hatched at Southside & are the babies from a pair that Stratford lent to Woodstock for that reason.

In the spring they nest on the south side of the bridge right by the golf course & this year there were 5 babies hatched (do not know what happened to them

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Shoot Straight
Kirk

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:08 am

I think you're confusing migratory birds with ORNAMENTS. These birds obviously can migrate or cope on their own. Let it go.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:59 pm

Thanks Kirk, I had a talk with the city's park guy today, their history and purpose were explained to me from an official prospective. I still find it to be an odd situation, from the Swans right down to the other animals that have come to rely on the inconsistent and artificial environment, but thats just me.