“Our state’s Natural Resources Board voted today to double down on wolf management that goes against science and ethical norms.”
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 8-12-2021
Wisconsin is set to hold its second wolf hunt of the year this fall.. Photo: Gunnar Ries/flickr/CC
Less than a year after a February wolf hunt condemned as “an outright slaughter,” conservation advocates are warning that the animals in Wisconsin are at risk of being wiped out after state officials voted Wednesday to approve a kill quota of 300 wolves for the fall 2021 hunting season—more than twice the number proposed by the state Department of Natural Resources.
The “harvest quota” was approved in a 5-2 vote at an in-person meeting of the Natural Resources Board. Continue reading
