It certainly has been an up and down whirlwind of a week for news on gray wolves. From the disheartening reports out west where wildlife officials are killing members of Washington’s Smackout pack and the Harl Butte pack in Oregon, to the two encouraging news stories concerning Wisconsin wolves. The first story affecting Wisconsin’s gray […]
Criminal Complaint Cites State Payments for Hunting Dogs Killed in Wolf Clashes Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) Click HERE for PEER news release For Immediate release : Aug 02, 2017 Contact: Kirsten Stade (202) 265-7337 Washington, DC — Hunters unleashing packs of dogs to tree bears in Wisconsin woods are criminally harassing gray wolves in […]
…that directs the Secretary of the Interior to turn over management of wolves to the state governments. Turning over management to state governments such as Wisconsin would be a death sentence for wolves. Wisconsin allows the harassment of endangered species: “Wolves are an imperiled species, that are a part of Wisconsin’s wild legacy, and are […]
By Adrian Wydeven As often is the case with ecological issues, simple answers or solutions are often inadequate or incorrect. Everyone likes a good mystery, especially one where an unlikely candidate is revealed as the culprit. This “Ah ha!” moment is a staple of the genre and most of us can remember the satisfaction of […]
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 […]
..with no resolution in sight. I was curious as to just how far apart were the two recent hunting dog depredations just outside of the town of Solon Springs. So I went to check it out. I know this area well. I’ve spent over a half dozen summers and winters monitoring wolves and carnivores near […]
