Balancing the gray wolf population in Wisconsin
From HudsonStarObserver.com:
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved and released the current wolf management plan on Oct. 25, 2023. The drafting process included input from representatives — totaling over 20 different stakeholder groups, agencies and tribes.
However, estimating an accurate population, determining a quota if a harvest is instituted and dispelling entrenched beliefs about wolves remain issues at the center of the debate.
For more than three decades, the DNR relied on a method based on territory mapping to estimate the state’s wolf population.
