Wolves of Douglas County WI Films
Our films will make the viewer stop and think about how the human race is impacting wildlife, specifically gray wolves.
By Michelle Ustipak on Oct 28, 2016 Source Have you ever seen a wild animal with missing fur and crusty skin? Did you wonder what caused it to be in this ragged condition? The answer is mange. We field many questions about mange at Wildwoods. Mange is the general name for a skin disease in mammals …
By Robert Williams The Capital Times Oct 26, 2016 Dear Editor: Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Sean Duffy and Gov. Scott Walker were campaigning in Wausau this week. Johnson made sure to highlight his current "work" trying to get the grey wolf removed from the protected species list as a way in which he's working for Wisconsinites. …
Use a political con to delist the Wolf status? By Craig Strid Rhinelander To the Editor: First let me lay down some personal premises. I do hunt. I am not an activist and I love my animals. The wolf is low on my list but not enough to kill it for subjective reasoning. I eat …
Local rancher claims state-sponsored killing isn’t needed Source Idaho Mountain Express If ranchers around the West don’t make more use of nonlethal deterrents to predation on livestock, they risk losing access to the public lands they need, a conservation-minded sheep rancher said during a presentation on the subject last week in Ketchum. …
...produced and direct by Julia Huffman. On Wednesday night the Barrymore theatre's box office line was all the way down the block. A big thank you to the panel members for making this a notable celebration of Wisconsin's Wolf Awareness Week. Panel members; HSUS Wisconsin State Director Melissa Tedrowe; certified animal behaviorist Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.; …
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Source Wisconsin has more than 200 wolf packs and 28 lone wolves and you can help track them this winter. Click HERE to learn about how you can help track wolves this winter. The state Department of Natural Resources will hold 15 workshops or classes on tracking and wolf ecology from now to February and is …
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Wildlife Officials Say A Number Of Factors Play A Role In Attacks Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 5:30pm By Danielle Kaeding Source Wisconsin Public Radio A former state wildlife biologist contends Wisconsin's high wolf numbers may not be the driving factor behind a record 40 hunting dogs killed by wolves this bear season. Timber Wolf Alliance Coordinator …
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Former DNR biologists Adrian Wydeven says the wolf population wasn’t all that different in 2012 when only 7 were reportedly killed by wolves. He believes the spike in wolf depredation is a result of the class B bear license being eliminated. Wydeven there are likely a larger number of dogs out hunting and tracking bears …
...WildEarth Guardians, argued in a lawsuit that the science in an analysis that Wildlife Services uses to justify its kills in state wilderness and wilderness study areas is out of date, and the agency settled by agreeing to an update that will probably take two years. In a Washington Post article, This little-noticed court settlement will probably …
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A Wisconsin premiere of "Medicine of the Wolf" explores ecological significance by Craig Johnson Source: The Isthmus October 13, 2016 Why are we afraid of the big, bad wolf? Is it because they kill so much livestock, or steal our babies? Or is it because they have been vilified for centuries in every manner of media …