Have you say with moose management

MNR News Release

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The Ministry of Natural Resources is consulting with the public on a review of its moose management program.

If you have any comments or ideas about moose management, the ministry wants to hear from you. You can pick up an information package and questionnaire:

• at any Service Ontario counter
• from the Ministry of Natural Resources website: ontario.ca/moosereview
• by telephone at 1-800-667-1940 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• by mail at Ministry of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Attention: Moose Review, Box 7000, 300 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8M5

Please have your questionnaire returned by June 30, 2008, the end of the first phase of consultation.

The information package contains:

• general information about moose in Ontario;
• moose management relative to caribou, elk and deer;
• moose population objectives;
• population management options (calf harvest and moose season options);
• a primer on resident moose tag draw and tag transfer options;
• 4-page questionnaire to submit your responses.

The overall goal of the review is to ensure the long-term sustainability of moose populations and the benefits to the people of Ontario.

Phase 2 is planned for the winter of 2009 on enhancements to the resident moose tag draw, including discussion about the suggestions from Phase 1 of the review.

For more information contact a local ministry district biologist.

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