Wisconsin wildlife officials unanimously approved the new wolf management plan on October 25, 2023, which doesn’t include a specific population goal. The plan was approved despite the opposition from hunters and farmers who want to cap the number of wolves roaming the state. In backing the plan, Department of Natural Resources policy board members praised …
People & Wolves: a Wisconsin story of coexistence.
The film is in the final stages of post-production. There is a rough cut of the story! For centuries, the Ojibwe have lived alongside their brother Ma'iingan, who we know in English to be the wolf. A brutal hunt in February 2021 stirs emotion and grief for Ma'iingan as they see what happens to him …
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The DNR’s draft wolf management plan will be presented to the Natural Resources Board in a reguest for approval.
The Natural Resources Board will meet in person on October 25 to request approval of the Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan 2023, and the board adopt WM-03-21, proposed rules affecting chapters NR 10 and 12 related to gray wolf harvest regulations. Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In-person public …
The baiting of Wisconsin’s black bear has become a cause for concern.
The baiting of black bears starts in April and goes through to the end of September. That’s roughly six months of intentional food subsidies being fed to a carnivore. Not to mention, that’s a lot of disruption to the black bear’s natural habitat. Over four million gallons of bait are dropped in the woods to …
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Wisconsin’s Wolf Awareness Week Takes Place Starting on the 15th through the 21st of October, 2023
In 1990, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson signed the proclamation of Wisconsin Wolf Awareness Week, a time to celebrate these important animals by highlighting the threats to their survival, spreading the word about what you can do to help wolves stay protected, and helping humans learn to live alongside them. The Timber Wolf Alliance is proud …
Patrick Durkin’s Latest Column Nails it on Senator’s Rejection of Gov Evers’ NRB Nominees
Time to Test NRB Nominees and Senators’ Wolf Knowledge-Repost from Patrick Durkin Outdoors Who would have thought demonizing wolves is so vital to Wisconsin that state senators would torpedo the Natural Resources Board just so it can’t vote on a wolf-management plan that differs little from the state’s plan for managing black bears?  In case …