Petition: Repeal Act 169 6:2, Use of Dogs to Hunt Wolves. To sign the petition click HERE No Grounds For Hounds designed by Ned Gannon Ned Gannon started this petition to https://appengine.egov.com/apps/wi/governor/voice-an-opinion and 2 others This petition seeks to remove the allowance of dogs for hunting wolves in WI, which is allowed through Act 169 passed by the Walker Administration …
Long gone are those carefree days of observing natural history in the forests we so love…
Wisconsin gray wolf. Photograph credit USFWS I’m speaking of the wildness, the natural history of all the living creatures that call the forest home. The black Raven flies from tree to tree, is always asking but never wanting to know the answers, as they fly off into the direction of the gray wolf. Gray wolf …
Hunt closes Wednesday amidst public outcry of barbarism towards Wisconsin’s gray wolf
Wisconsin's wolf quota was half full after just one day of hunting and trapping, the the slaughter of pregnant gray wolves will close Wednesday afternoon. Under a court order the Department of Natural Resources launched a one-week wolf hunt on Monday. The department reports that as of Tuesday morning hunter and trappers had killed 52 …
GLIFWC tribes respond to recent Ma’iingan Decision
Urge the state for consultation, wolf protection and science-based natural resource decision-making. Press Release February 22, 2021 Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission As wolf management in Wisconsin is occurring in a highly politicized environment, GLIFWC member tribes continue to advocate for an inclusive and deliberative decision-making process about shared resources. Ma’iingan (my-ing-gaahn) is …
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reduced the wolf hunt quota in recognition of the tribes’ off-reservation treaty rights.
The wolf quota has been reduced to 119, with tribes portion at 81 and they will not hunt their brother ma'iingan The following is from Peter David, wildlife biologist with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC). “As this season has unfolded, many people have asked how they can support the tribes' treaty …
Action Alert: Wisconsin hunters will be killing pregnant female gray wolves starting Monday February 22, 2021
Photograph of gray wolves credit John E Marriott I had hope that Wisconsin could manage gray wolves, but they have shown otherwise by such acts of barbarism towards the gray wolf. Gray wolves need your help! Please take action by contacting The White House to let the Biden Administration know what’s happening to Wisconsin’s gray …
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wants to Kill 200 wolves in the Next Two Weeks
John E. MarriottOn Monday, February 15th, the Wisconsin board of natural resources committed to killing 200 wolves over the next two weeks to comply with a court order that was issued last week. The order comes from judge Bennett Brantmeier, a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge, who ruled that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must hold …
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board is asking for public comments regarding the next steps to establishing an early wolf hunt.
Wisconsin gray wolf. Photograph credit Snapshot Wisconsin The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet virtually on Monday for a Special Meeting to discuss the next steps to establish a wolf hunt in Wisconsin for February 2021. Deadline For Written Comments: 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 Please submit written comments here. There's a lot of problems …
Targeting Wildlife Predators with Poison to Improve Hunting Opportunities is not only Unethical, it is Illegal
The investigation into the poisonings began in December 2018 after animals were found with no clear cause of death, said Lt. Bryan Harrenstein, warden supervisor in the northern area for the DNR. Since the investigation was announced in early 2019, two hunting beagles have been killed by poison in Forest County, according to a news …
Will the gray wolf, an endangered species, just fresh off the list get its due process?
Image of gray wolves credit Voyageurs Wolf Project http://www.voyageurswolfproject.org In the latest round of gray wolf delisting news, a conservative advocacy group, Hunter Nation Inc, filed a lawsuit on February 2, 2021, against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Natural Resources Board (NRB). The plaintiffs believe the NRB violated their rights by not approving …