Gray Wolves
As wolves recover, calls in Wisconsin to end endangered species listing grow
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Conflicts with farmers and hunters continue as the state’s wolf population has risen from extinction in 1960 to more than 900 animals today.
Wolf hunting
Scientists question state’s course on wolves
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As hunters prepare for Wisconsin’s wolf hunt, some scientists are warning that a proposal to sharply cull the population could destabilize it — just two years after wolves were removed from the federal endangered list.
wolf advisory committee
Anti-hunting groups excluded from wolf committee
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In March, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources restructured the membership of its species advisory committees, reducing DNR staff, removing university researchers and adding more representatives from external interest groups.