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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking for public involvement in two separate efforts on wolves this spring. One is planning a November wolf hunting and trapping season. The other is forming a 10-year management plan for wolves. (Photo by iStock/AB Photography courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR)
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on wolves following two different tracks this spring.
The first is gearing up for the planned November wolf hunting and trapping season. The second track is formation of a new, 10-year wolf management plan.
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By Travis Cleven
Apr 14, 2021 5:01 AM
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that it’s looking for public input on the next ten years of wolf management in the state. The DNR also wants public comment on the fall 2021 wolf hunt season.
The public comment period will be open from April 15th to May 15th on the DNR Wolf management plan webpage. As part of the management plan, the department will have a Wolf Management Plan Committee (WMPC), which will hold meetings to discuss the ten-year plan.
Once the comment period is over, the WMPC will review everything and share what they’ve found with the DNR. The committee will comprise stakeholder groups, including hunting/trapping organizations, wolf advocacy/education organizations, and agricultural/ranching organizations.
CHRIS HUBBUCH
Wisconsin wildlife officials are seeking public input on how to manage the stateâs gray wolf population over the coming decade after hunters exceeded the state quota in the first hunt since federal protections were dropped.
The Department of Natural Resources will accept comments beginning Thursday on an update of the stateâs 1999 wolf management plan as well as comments on the fall wolf hunt.
A newly formed Wolf Management Plan Committee is expected to begin meeting this summer to craft recommendations for a new 10-year plan for wolves, which were removed earlier this year from the federal endangered species list.