tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397295736719168796.post2322010553735566099..comments2023-09-08T02:16:04.707-07:00Comments on <br><br><br>Muskegon Critic: Explosion of the Double Crested CormorantsMuskegon Critichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00369039312882343162noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397295736719168796.post-50675731263577339652010-12-04T11:56:10.851-08:002010-12-04T11:56:10.851-08:00Double-crested cormorants are under pressure just ...Double-crested cormorants are under pressure just any place they nest or overwinter in large numbers. And like most colonial nesting birds they breakdown and destroy the native vegetation either through their acidic guano or by stripping the plants for use in their nests.<br /><br />Park managers typically have traditional visions of what parks should look like. Natural settings aren't always tended and manicured. They frequently show the wear and tear nature's whims have left behind. Parks Canada has a history of protecting park plants that live at the northern extremes of their range. These plants are also under stress and do suffer at the "hands" of birds such as cormorants, but the loss of such vegetation is a natural process, and managers who ignore these processes are ignoring the reality of nature.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285460052382652233noreply@blogger.com