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The Environmental Registry contains public notices about environmental matters being proposed by all government ministries covered by the Environmental Bill of Rights.
The Registry allows you to participate in decisions that affect the environment.
Elk Management Plan
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry proposing an Elk Management Plan to ensure that Ontario's elk management program supports sustainable elk populations. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-8381 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is November 23, 2009 to January 7, 2010.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Draft Elk Management Plan – Executive Summary (PDF, 43 kb)
Draft Elk Management Plan (PDF, 373 kb)
Moose Management Policy and Guidelines - Decision
A decision notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry concerning the Moose Management Policy and supporting documents: Moose Population Objectives Setting Guidelines and Moose Harvest Management Guidelines. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5396 at this location: Environmental Registry.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Moose Management Policy (PDF, 280 kb)
Moose Management Policy Executive Summary (PDF, 24 kb)
Moose Population Objectives Setting Guidelines (PDF, 226 kb)
Moose Population Objectives Setting Guidelines Executive Summary (PDF, 24 kb)
Moose Harvest Management Guidelines (PDF, 365 kb)
Moose Harvest Management Guidelines Executive Summary (PDF, 25 kb)
Cervid Ecological Framework - Decision
A decision notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about the Cervid Ecological Framework. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5395 at this location: Environmental Registry.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Cervid Ecological Framework (PDF, 518 kb)
Cervid Ecological Framework Executive Summary (PDF, 19 kb)
An amendment to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, to prohibit possession of products that contain any body part of a member of the deer family, that may contribute to the potential spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry that proposes to prohibit the possession and use of products that contain the body parts of a member of the deer family, to help minimize the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease entering Ontario. This notice is available for comment between September 11 and November 10, 2009, by entering the Registry Number 010-7724 at this location: Environmental Registry.
An amendment to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, to prohibit possession in Ontario of certain parts of moose and caribou killed in other jurisdictions
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry that proposes to prohibit the possession of certain parts of moose and caribou killed in other jursidictions, to help minimize the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease entering Ontario. This notice is available for comment between September 11 and November 10, 2009, by entering the Registry Number 010-7726 at this location: Environmental Registry.
A Framework for Enhanced Black Bear Management in Ontario
A decision notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about an improved and more consistent approach to long-term decision-making about black bear management. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-4825 at this location: Environmental Registry.
The following documents are part of this decision notice:
Summary - A Framework for Enhanced Black Bear Management in Ontario (PDF, 56 kb)
Full Document - A Framework for Enhanced Black Bear Management in Ontario (PDF, 256 kb)
Summary - Backgrounder on Black Bears in Ontario (PDF, 41 kb)
Full Document - Backgrounder on Black Bears in Ontario (PDF, 750 kb)
Sunday Hunting
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry to provide general notice to the public that the list of where Sunday gun hunting is permitted in Southern Ontario has been amended by Ontario Regulation 72/09 to add two municipalities at their request. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-6219 at this location: Environmental Registry.
The following documents are part of this notice:
List of Municipalities in Southern Ontario Where Sunday Gun Hunting is Permitted (PDF, 36 kb)
Effective April 1, 2009 to September 1, 2009: Colour Map Showing Where Sunday Gun Hunting is Permitted in Southern Ontario (PDF, 1.2 mb)
Effective April 1, 2009 to September 1, 2009: B&W Map Showing Where Sunday Gun Hunting is Permitted in Southern Ontario (PDF, 933 kb)
Moose Resident Tag Draw System Review
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry to consult on a range of possible options for enhancements to the resident moose tag draw system as part of Phase 2 of Ontario’s Moose Program Review. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5965 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is February 24, 2009 to April 30, 2009.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Information Booklet: Improving the Resident Moose Tag Draw (PDF, 958 kb)
Questionnaire: Resident Moose Tag Draw System Review (PDF, 333 kb)
Supporting documents are available on the tag draw system review page of the Moose Program Review Web site.
Moose Management Policy and Guidelines
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about the Moose Management Policy and supporting guidance documents: Moose Population Objectives Setting Guidelines and Moose Harvest Management Guidelines. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5396 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is February 20, 2009 to April 9, 2009.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Moose Management Policy Executive Summary (PDF, 35 KB)
Moose Management Policy (PDF, 150 KB)
Population Objectives Setting Guidelines Executive Summary (PDF, 30 KB)
Population Objectives Setting Guidelines (PDF, 200 KB)
Harvest Management Guidelines Executive Summary (PDF, 34 KB)
Harvest Management Guidelines (PDF, 262 KB)
Cervid Ecological Framework
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about the Cervid Ecological Framework. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5395 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is February 20, 2009 to April 9, 2009.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Cervid Ecological Framework Executive Summary (PDF, 24 KB)
Cervid Ecological Framework (PDF, 550 KB)
January Archery Season for Deer
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about creating a new resident January deer archery hunting season in specific Wildlife Management Units in South-western Ontario. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5648 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is January 14, 2009 to February 13, 2009.
The following document is part of this notice:
Map of Wildlife Management Units in Ontario proposed to be opened for January Archery Deer Hunting Season (PDF, 371 kb)
Hunter's Choice Additional Deer Seal
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about Proposed Deer Program Enhancements – Hunter’s Choice Additional Deer Seal in Southern Ontario. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5337 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is January 12, 2009 to February 11, 2009.
The following document is part of this notice:
Map of Wildlife Management Units Proposed for Hunter's Choice Additional Deer Seal in Southern Ontario (PDF, 375 KB)
Deer and Moose Hunting
A notice has been posted to the Environmental Registry that proposes new seasons to increase deer hunting opportunities in key areas and streamline existing deer hunting season dates across affected Wildlife Management Units. It also proposes a new non-resident moose hunting archery-only season in WMU 11B. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5338 at this location: Environmental Registry. The comment period for this notice is January 7, 2009 to February 6, 2009.
The following document is part of this notice:
Wild Turkey Hunting
A notice has been posted on the Environmental Registry about the proposal to open more Wildlife Management Units to wild turkey hunting. This notice is available for review by entering the Registry Number 010-5436 at this location: Environmental Registry The comment period for this notice is December 19, 2008 to February 2, 2009.
The following documents are part of this notice:
Map of Wildlife Management Units in Ontario Proposed to be Opened for Fall Wild Turkey Hunting in 2009 (PDF, 370 kb)
Map of Wildlife Management Units in Ontario Proposed to be Opened for Spring Wild Turkey Hunting in 2009 (PDF, 370 kb)
Wild Turkey Management Plan for Ontario, 2007 (PDF, 2.3 mb)
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