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ESCANABA With the deadline for recall signatures fast-approaching, commissioners appealing petitions, and a judge on vacation, things looked grim for a grou
ESCANABA The language for petitions to recall three Delta County Commissioners was approved Monday afternoon, paving the way for a recall election as soon a
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In his letter published 12/11, Perry Lund failed to mention that since the 1997 plan was written, understanding of wolf biology has improved significantly and that scientific data was incorporated in the updated Michigan Wolf Management plans of 2008 and 2015.
Lund quoted the 1997 plan stating that when wolf population reaches 200, they will be considered for removal from the Michigan Endangered Species List which happened in April 2009 when wolves were reclassified as state protected non-game species. In 2016, the legislature classified wolves as a game species.
The 2015 plan clearly states, “The minimum criterion of 200 wolves does not reflect the maximum number of wolves the available habitat in Michigan can support…. this minimum requirement is not necessarily sufficient to provide all of the ecological and social benefits valued by the public. Accordingly, 200 wolves is not a target population size. Management will be conducted to maintain the wolf population abov