The gray wolf lost Endangered Species Act protections last year, prompting a recent hunt that killed at least 216 wolves far exceeding a quota set by state wildlife officials.
The gray wolf lost Endangered Species Act protections last year, prompting a recent hunt that killed at least 216 wolves far exceeding a quota set by state wildlife officials.
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Wisconsin’s recent wolf hunt, the state’s first in seven years, ended early on Wednesday after the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) determined that 69% of the state’s 119-wolf quota had been harvested in just two days. But hunters and trappers out in the field were allowed a grace period of 24-hours, effectively extending the hunt through the following afternoon.