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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My letter to the Ministries. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My view: Releasing Chukar partridges into the wild in Canada is an unnecessary risk for flora and fauna. We need to put protection of localized biodiversity as a top priority.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lulu </div><div><br></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Lanteigne <water.lulu@yahoo.ca></div><div><b>To:</b> Dave Jaworsky <dave.jaworsky@waterloo.ca>; Karen Redman <kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca>; Catherine Fife - CO <cfife-co@ndp.on.ca>; Bardish Chagger <bardish.chagger@parl.gc.ca>; Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <premier@ontario.ca>; Andrea Horwath <ahorwath-qp@ndp.on.ca>; Mike Schreiner <mschreiner@ola.org>; John Fraser-CO <jfraser.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org>; Seamus O’Regan P.C.M.P. <nrcan.minister-ministre.rncan@canada.ca>; Jonathan - M.P. Wilkinson <jonathan.wilkinson@parl.gc.ca></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 13, 2021, 12:11:25 p.m. EDT</div><div><b>Subject:</b> Stop this invasive species please</div><div><br></div>
<div><div id="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><div><div class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><div><div class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Chukar partridge my kid and I saw in Colombia Forest made the news along with several other sightings in the region happening in Westvale, East bridge by RIM Park, Driftwood School, Landcaster &Clifton Rd. etc. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Ryan Norris a prof at the dept. of Integrative Biology at U of Guelph said it's naïve to think they can't survive in Ontario because they're being found in both winter and summer months now. The day we saw we were still had frost and two degree temps. Poultry breeding sites online say these are cold hearty birds. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.purelypoultry.com/flight-ready-chukar-partridge-p-1081.html?fbclid=IwAR2QsHXC4c789XgAjaLiH5UMlCJFEceJVh2hBBP2meimLlr3JU3Wbw4GmCU#:~:text=Chukars%20are%20disease%20resistant%20and,12.6%20to%2013.8%20inches%20long" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.purelypoultry.com/flight-ready-chukar-partridge-p-1081.html?fbclid=IwAR2QsHXC4c789XgAjaLiH5UMlCJFEceJVh2hBBP2meimLlr3JU3Wbw4GmCU#:~:text=Chukars%20are%20disease%20resistant%20and,12.6%20to%2013.8%20inches%20long</a><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Joy Huggins who runs an area wildlife rehab had a pair brought in this year. She brought them to an area Hobby Farm. Being found in pairs doesn't bode well. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Record's coverage is online here: </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/05/11/what-is-the-national-bird-of-pakistan-doing-in-kitchener-waterloo.html?rf&li_source=LI&li_medium=therecord_recommended_for_you" class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419enhancr_card_1306691584" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is the national bird of Pakistan doing in Kitchener-Waterloo?</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419ydp40947611enhancr_card_1306691584" class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419ydp40947611yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419ydp40947611ymail-preserve-class ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419ydp40947611ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica, Arial, 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style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419ydp40947611card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);max-width:314px;">What is the national bird of Pakistan doing in Kitchener-Waterloo?</h2><p class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp5d3de554yiv2355313419ydp40947611card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151, 155, 167);"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448loadingSpinnerContainer" style="width: 100%; min-height: 100%;"><div class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448D_F ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448F_n 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Eggs $10 a dozen, Chick costs $4 and adult $12.50 with discount for orders over 100. </div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">This website featuring the range of the bird in North America shows how the bird has spread invasively in the US and into BC. The data is from Cornell University. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><br><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chukar/maps-range" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline;" class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448enhancr_card_1920857458" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chukar Range Map, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp20bddbc9enhancr_card_1920857458" class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp20bddbc9yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp20bddbc9ymail-preserve-class ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp20bddbc9ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chukar/maps-range" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM"><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chukar/maps-range" style="text-decoration:none 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12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp20bddbc9card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);max-width:314px;">Chukar Range Map, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology</h2><p class="ydpfb5086c4yiv9289318448ydp20bddbc9card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151, 155, 167);">Introduced from Eurasia, the sandy-brown Chukar is a game bird that lives in high desert plains of western North...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">My view, it is best to take a precautionary approach and ban the release of these birds locally, provincially and federally. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you kindly for your time. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Louisette Lanteigne</div><div dir="ltr">700 Star Flower Ave.</div><div dir="ltr">Waterloo Ont</div><div dir="ltr">N2V 2L2 </div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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