Wild Animals Belong In Our Hearts & Minds

Lack of ethical science in our government wildlife agencies is prevalent today more than ever. Or is it? Is there science in wildlife management?  Is this science lacking empathy for the creatures they manage? Let's look at the leading expert of chimpanzee behavior, Dr. Jane Goodall, who refused to call her subjects by a number. …

Cathy Stepp’s New WDNR: Dysfunction Junction.

*Updated 06/11/18 - I attended the monthly meetings of the Secretary Stepp's newly appointed Wisconsin DNR's Wolf Advisory Committee 2012-2014. I witnessed just how dysfunctional it would get at these meetings. Cathy Stepp is no longer WDNR Secretary and moved on to accept a key position with the Great Lakes EPA. The following is my …

09/08/14 WI Wolf Hunt’s Lack of Regulations: Use of dogs in the wolf hunt proposes voluntary guidelines to allow for more thorough evaluation.

By Rachel Tilseth One of the many concerns regarding using dogs in the wolf hunt is the registration process. This was one of the agenda items discussed at the August 26, WI Wolf Advisory Committee meeting. First let's re-cap last years wolf hunt. The registration took place once a month and that left wide gaps …

09/04/14 Wisconsin’s Wolf Hunt: how to make changes. By Rachel Tilseth

Wolves were delisted in the Great Lakes http://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/delisting/QAsFinalRuleDec2011.html in 2011 and the WI legislature immediately went into action creating a law that would allow a wolf hunting season 2011 WISCONSIN ACT 169 docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/169. Our WI state legislators and us, as WI citizens are responsible for creating this wolf hunt(see the following link on how a …

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