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Canada considers allowing limited sandhill crane hunts
As populations have grown, agricultural damages have mounted
The Canadian Wildlife Service is considering allowing limited sandhill crane hunting in northern Ontario. The proposal would allow hunters to harvest one crane per season in the Hudson and James Bay Lowlands and allow hunting in agricultural fields in several other areas.
Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) have been increasing in numbers in the region, but with their return has been an increase in damages to farmers’ fields. No date has been set for a decision. The earliest a hunt could take place is fall 2026.
Header Image: As sandhill cranes populations have recovered in northern Ontario, farmers have seen increased damages in their fields. Credit: Francis M.
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