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February 23, 2011

Bay City, MI man pleads guilty to killing three wolves in Upper Peninsula

A Bay City man has pled guilty to charges of illegally killing three wolves in Mackinac County in January. William Hayward, 58, also pled guilty to malicious destruction of property for destroying two tracking collars that had been placed on the wolves by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Hayward was sentenced on Monday,

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A tough winter? Yup

The Minnesota DNR winter severity data released today show what the vast majority of Minnesotans would tell you: It’s been a much more severe winter than last year. For the week ending Feb. 20, the winter severity index – the combined number of days with snow deeper than 15 inches and temperatures below 0 –

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Wolves increase predation on Wisconsin livestock in 2010

An increase in wolf depredations to livestock in 2010 supports a Department of Natural Resources request to the U.S. Department of the Interior for delisting of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, say DNR officials. The full report is available online. “Forty-seven farms had confirmed depredations on livestock in 2010 compared to 28 in 2009,” said

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WI: UW-Stevens Point study points to improved trout population statewide

60 years of survey records show more fish overall, and in all sizes examined Wisconsin brook and brown trout populations statewide have generally increased over the last 60 years, according to a new University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point analysis of state trout surveys. “We see a general, overall increase in the catch per stream mile of

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