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.
The Black Bear moves softly through the berry patch showing her cubs the way, teaching her cubs where to find food, just like her mother taught her generation after generation, until… The men laid out sweet smelling donuts hidden in a hollow log that tempted mother bear, and she used her strong paws to gain …
Photograph credit John E Marriott An essay by guest blogger Barry Babcock I decided to re-share Barry’s essay because Wisconsin’s wild gray wolf is about to face hound hunter’s dogs in a proposed wolf hunt for November 2021. Wisconsin is the only state that allows hunters to use dogs to track & trail wolves. Wisconsin …
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Click the highlighted words to read, review and comment on the plan. A draft of the revised bear management plan is now available for viewing. There will be six public information sessions (topic list available here) as well as an electronic comment tool beginning March 25. If you would like to provide comments on the 2019 – …
Mother bear sends her cubs quickly up a tree, as she makes herself the decoy, and leads the mob of hounds away from her precious cubs. Exhausted she climbs a tree, the mob of hounds hollering below, the sounds of men is heard along with a shot of thunder ending mother bears life… The following …
As a child growing up in the sixties I learned to respect our fellow creatures and to set things right. But... "The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same." ~Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Today, where the wild-creatures-live has become a war zone in Wisconsin. And it's all in the name of sport. Hunter’s dogs …
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Do not feed the bears. I have followed the career of Dr. Jane Goodall since childhood. I remember watching National Geographic specials with wide-eyed-wonderment. I was amazed at how Dr. Goodall observed chimpanzees in their natural habitat. A natural habitat can be defined as; the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical …
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In a new research paper, titled "Consumption of intentional food subsidies by a hunted carnivore" authored by: Rebecca Kirby of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jonathan Pauli assistant professor with the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and David MacFarland Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources large carnivore specialist. The Journal of Wildlife Management …
The Black Bear has lived for centuries foraging, living off the land; it is the natural history of his kind. Now lost due to Wisconsin Bear Hunter's Association baiting them with donuts and running them down with hunting dogs. https://vimeo.com/125648987 I’m speaking of the black bear living in the woods, making his living for centuries. …
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Living in the north woods near wild animals can be a wonderful experience. There is nothing that can match sighting a bobcat with kits, a doe with a new fawn, snowy owls, bear, swans, and porcupines. Â If you have chosen to live in a north woods rural area, here are a few tips for living …
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