This July, 31 elk were released near Clam Lake, Wisconsin for the first time in more than 20 years. The recent elk release is part of an effort which began in 1995 to reestablish elk in the region. European settlement drove elk from the state in the 1800s through over-hunting and habitat loss. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources believes ... Read More »
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has removed any mention of human-caused climate change from their website. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel believes these changes were made around Dec. 21 of 2016. One of the most prevalent changes in language on the DNR website takes place on a page which was previously titled, “Climate Change and Wisconsin’s Great Lakes.” Now the ... Read More »
Recently, a bill has been introduced to Congress that would delist the gray wolf in Wyoming and the Western Great Lakes Region, including Wisconsin. Wolves in all of those regions, except Minnesota, are currently listed as “endangered” under The Endangered Species Act of 1973. Wolves were hunted to extinction in the state of Wisconsin in the 1960s. In recent years ... Read More »
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