Wisconsin’s Green Fire Expert Panel: Shares a vision for wolves in Wisconsin

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to take action soon to remove gray wolves from the list of Endangered and Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act.  In response to this looming decision, experts will join a Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) presentation and panel discussion on August 26th from 11am to 12:30pm.

Expert panelists will cover the history of wolves and wolf management in Wisconsin, why an inclusive and transparent process is essential to effective wolf management, what public perceptions mean for human coexistence with wolves, and how Minnesota is managing its resident wolf population.

Current Wisconsin law mandates a wolf hunt to occur whenever the species is not listed under the Endangered Species Act and also limits the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Tribes and the public from significant input on when, where, how and if such harvests should occur...
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