
Minnesota DNR finalizes updated wolf management plan
The new plan, which was announced on Dec. 20, will guide the state’s approach to wolf conservation for the next 10 years.

The new plan, which was announced on Dec. 20, will guide the state’s approach to wolf conservation for the next 10 years.

HELENA, Mont. — A judge recently lifted a temporary restraining order that limited wolf hunting and trapping in the state, saying there is nothing to suggest rules now in place will make wolf populations unsustainable
The Minnesota DNR has a credibility gap. Just ask any deer hunter in northeastern Minnesota after the worst regular firearms deer season in years.
The DNR is also being criticized for offering a 60-day comment period during a busy time of the year.

And the document doesn’t establish a new statewide population goal, a number that has become a flashpoint in the fight over hunting quotas.

Population estimated at 1,250, but there has been some concern new regs could overshoot the mark and allow population to fall below 150, which would mean USFWS management.

While the wolf population estimate is lower than the previous winter, the current population remains nearly as large and widespread as it has been in recent years. The observed decline does not indicate a wolf

“We are following the law. And are doing so in a way that provides certainty that wolf populations in Montana will remain off the Endangered Species List.”

Plan guides DNR in strengthening wolf conservation and minimizing human-wolf conflicts, agency says.
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