Midland Today welcomes letters to the editor. They can be sent to [email protected]. Please include your daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). This letter concerns a recent story on piping plovers returning to nest in Tiny Township.
Dear Editor,
Beautiful article you wrote on this rare bird.
I just read up on them in 'The Birds of Georgian Bay'--they'll nest in a simple sand depression.
Our home is 1/4 mile south of Balm Beach--on the water--and in your article you mention the dogs as a threat, but we believe the far bigger threat are the numerous cats unleashed in the neighbourhood stalking prey during the four seasons.
They are spotted daily--it would be nice if Tiny implemented a by-law prohibiting unleashed cats as well. It is estimated that 350 million birds are killed each year due to cats worldwide.
Mike Knell,
Tiny Township
