
Commentary: Rural Wisconsin towns left with aftermath of unmanaged wolf populations
In 1974 when the gray wolf was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), there were only about 750 wolves in the Great Lakes region.

In 1974 when the gray wolf was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), there were only about 750 wolves in the Great Lakes region.

A Price County trapper in Wisconsin made four wolf catches over the course of 10 days in October on a large dairy farm just east of the small town of Fifield.
Chuck Koshak, of

Michigan’s minimum winter wolf population remains around 700, though Department of Natural Resources officials have acknowledged that figure will increase during peak spring months.

Veteran bear hunter Jason Morrison and his hunting crew have vowed not to come back to the Gwinn Bear Management Unit’s Rock River Canyon until the Michigan Department of Natural Resources can control wolves. <br

Michigan’s wolf population continues to anger hunters and farmers across the Upper Peninsula as conservation groups urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to return management to states.
Michigan’s minimum winter wolf population
The Wisconsin Senate passed a Republican-backed bill Tuesday, Oct. 17, that would force state wildlife managers to set a firm numeric goal for the state’s wolf population.

Farmington, Wis. — A Washington County man created the Facebook page “Wisconsin Citizen Wolf Count” in February with the idea of creating a forum for people to post trail camera pictures of wolves in Wisconsin.

I am submitting these comments on my own behalf, not representing any organization. I believe that I have a fairly unique history and involvement with wolf management in Wisconsin over the last 30 years. The

A Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) with four new members approved the DNR’s 2023 wolf management plan after hearing comments from 46 citizens and receiving written comments from hundreds of others.
Controversy over the
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