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.
Clips from the interview with Award-Winning Outdoor Writer Patrick Durkin. Durkin's interview shows why certain hunters view wolves as an unfair resource competitor. Manish Bhatt interview of Patrick Durkin. Filmed with DJI Osmo Action 3 Camera https://vimeo.com/826513427 People & Wolves, a Wisconsin Story Mired in Political Intrigue, tells the story of Wisconsin's gray wolves, the …
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Sen. Rob Stafsholt (R-New Richmond), one of the senate bill’s authors, told the Wisconsin Examiner he believes having a specific goal lets everyone on either side of the issue know where they stand. The draft wolf management plan released moved to an adaptive management method which drops a specific target number for Wisconsin’s wolf population and …
Friday, April 7, 30023Â Wolf Connection Podcast interview with producer and director Rachel Tilseth and associate producer Manish Bhatt aired. Rachel and Manish spoke about the filmmaking process, the impact these issues have had on them, and what they want to achieve with the film's message. Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kjblzQwOirpux5n04DOzE?si=i7cXKGihT_C7CBsRSaJrcA This documentary will examine the …
People & Wolves: A Wisconsin Stroy Mired in Political Intrigue The film tells the story of Wisconsin's gray wolves, the controversies surrounding them, and how people learn to coexist as these native predators are again fulfilling their ecological role after returning to the state about 45 years ago. This documentary will examine the people …
DNR Secretary Adam Payne answered questions from the Senate's natural resources committee... on wolf management. When asked why the plan lacks a "target number" of wolves, Payne told lawmakers he expects the agency will revisit wolf population metrics to clarify what wildlife managers think is a sustainable wolf population. He said that would be informed …
This act by two GOP legislators upholds their argument that a 1999 Wolf Management Plan capped the population at 350 individuals. These opposing forces draw lines in the sand where wolves are concerned and continue the decades-old battle regarding the state's wolves. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wolf Management Plan Draft is drawing fire …
by Fred Clark, a forester, conservationist, and executive director of Wisconsin’s Green Fire, and Adrian Wydeven a wildlife biologist and co-chair of Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s Wildlife Work Group. In November 2022, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) released a long-overdue Draft Wolf Management Plan reflecting the remarkable recovery of wolves in our state, new …
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The Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan comments are open until February 28, 2023. Before commenting, please read the following information in this post. Make your comments here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DC2M8W6. The following information From Wisconsin’s Green Fire Executive Director Fred Clark and Wildlife Work Group co-chair Adrian Wydeven bring a crucial voice of science in this opinion article …
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On Saturday, February 18, 2023, sixty Northwoods residents attended a listening session hosted by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation regarding the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) updated Wolf Management plan. These residents claim that the DNR should hold hearings in wolf country and listen to the concerns of the citizens living among wolves. I agree …
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The film tells the story of Wisconsin's gray wolves, the controversies surrounding them, and how people learn to coexist as these native predators are again fulfilling their ecological role after returning to the state about 45 years ago. This documentary will examine the various people involved, between several opposing forces for over a decade …
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