Greg Seubert

An American white pelican found with a gunshot wound on Lake Iola continues to recover at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Antigo, Wis.
Jonathan Kaiser, a DNR warden investigating the case, said the pelican may have been shot because of a perception the large birds have a negative effect on a lake’s fish population.
“It sounds like there had been a flock of pelicans present on the Iola millpond earlier this summer,” he said. “It appears to have been shot. Someone may have shot it because of unfounded concerns pelicans are detrimental to fish populations.”

An investigation continues into the illegal shooting of three swans and a great blue heron at a state wildlife area in Shawano County.
Clark Delzer, a DNR conservation warden based in Shawano, is leading the investigation of the shootings, which were reported in late August at the Navarino Wildlife Area.
“We’re still working leads, still working on the investigation,” he told Wisconsin Outdoor News Sept. 15. “There’s not a lot that we can really disclose, as it is a pending investigation.”