A Wisconsin Story "Wolves Mired in Political Intrigue" with Dr. Jane Goodall, Adrian Wydeven, Marvin Defoe and Peter David. A Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Film, Director Rachel Tilseth, and Producer Manish Bhatt Gray wolves recolonized parts of Wisconsin in the 1970s after being killed off in the state in the 1950s and grew to …
People & Wolves Film Project Will Interview Dr. Jane Goodall
People & Wolves: The Wisconsin Story Wolves Mired in Political Intrigue The film tells the story of Wisconsin's gray wolves, the controversies surrounding them, and how people are learning to coexist as these native predators are again fulfilling their ecological role after returning to the state about 45 years ago. We have been in contact …
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WORT Radio’ Access Hour Presented: A Discussion on the Future of Wisconsin’s wild Wolf (Listen here)
If you missed the live show here it is. Rachel Tilseth of Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin and Manish Bhatt were co-hosts for anther informative discussion regarding Wisconsin’s wild wolf. We will be discussing the Wisconsin Conservation Congress’s (WCC) online voting taking place at the spring hearings, the Wisconsin DNR’s Wolf Management Plan, and the …
The state of wolf recovery in Wisconsin update.
Gray wolves in much of the lower 48 have regained federal protection following a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The most recent wolf population is estimated at 1,126 gray wolves in Wisconsin over the winter wolf count July 2021 WDNR. The Gray wolf was extirpated from Wisconsin's forests …
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Wisconsin Wolf News: Secretary Deb Haaland Upholds Treaty Rights
“The law requires that states uphold reserved tribal treaty rights. Therefore, in the case of the Ojibwe Tribes in Wisconsin, the Interior Department formally requested that the state consult and coordinate with the tribes when making wolf management decisions and respect the tribes’ right to conserve rather than kill wolves. We will take similar actions …
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Children’s Literature: Strange Beasts Find Common Ground
...Can adults do the same? This is one of my favorite children's books. I believe adults could benefit from reading this book. Many adults have forgotten how to get along with others they disagree with because "they only see it their way." A tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Robertson is a book that that …
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This past year has been quite the whirlwind for Wisconsin’s grey Wolf!
Wolves were delisted in January 2021 and the fight began. Fringe hunters wanted their trophy wolf! And in February 2021 they got their trophy wolf hunt because a conservative advocacy group filed a lawsuit and won. In February the hunters went over there quota causing a firestorm of controversy. A Douglas County wolf. Credit Snapshot …
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An informative and important “Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Discussion” is now on SoundCloud
If you missed the live show you can listen to the December 6th Access Hour, for an in-depth conversation regarding the lawsuits and the use of dogs in Wisconsin’s wolf hunt with special guests Adrian Wydeven; who led the Wisconsin DNR Wolf Recovery Program from 1990 through 2013, and Peter David; a wildlife biologist with …
Monday December 6th at 7:00 PM Wort Radio’ Access Hour Presents: A Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Discussion
Host Rachel Tilseth returns to the Access Hour where she will update us on the several lawsuits in the works that have stopped the Wisconsin wolf hunt for this year. I’m Rachel Tilseth, author of Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin inviting you to join me Monday, December 6th, at 07:00 PM on WORT Radio’ Access …
Living in the Wild: Grey Wolves know every square inch of their territory.
The following story is a testament to just how much wolves pay attention to human activity in their territory. A few years back I received a message in my inbox from a couple living in wolf country. The couple had concerns about grey wolves and were looking for advice. Photograph of a Wisconsin grey wolf. …
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