Wisconsin wildlife officials are seeking public input on how to manage the stateâs gray wolf population over the coming decade after hunters killed nearly twice the approved quota in a court-ordered hunt earlier this year.
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 a new 10-year plan for wolves, which were removed earlier this year from the federal endangered species list.
The committee, whose members have not been named, is to include hunting and trapping groups, wolf advocacy and education organizations and agricultural interests as well as DNR staff and representatives from other government agencies, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, and the 11 Ojibwe tribes who retain hunting rights in the northern part of the state.
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on the next 10 years of wolf management in Wisconsin. The DNR simultaneously requests public comment on the fall 2021 wolf harvest season through the same online input tool.
The public will be able to submit comments from April 15 to May 15 via the online input tool available on the DNR Wolf management plan webpage.
As part of the management plan revision process, the DNR will convene a Wolf Management Plan Committee (WMPC). Ahead of the summer WMPC meetings, the DNR encourages the public to provide input on the next 10 years of wolf management in Wisconsin.
Spring Hearings for potential DNR rule changes begins Monday
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WISCONSIN (WQOW) – The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is set to begin its Spring Hearings on Monday, giving the public the chance to voice their opinions on a variety of topics relating to the Department of Natural Resources.
Each year, Wisconsin residents can give input on questions from the DNR, as well as resolutions from residents that received positive feedback during last year’s spring hearings, and resolutions put forward by residents of your county this year.
Chair of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, Tony Blattler, said over 500 citizen resolutions have been received for this year’s hearing, up from about 75 last year. These resolutions can be any changes residents want to see in DNR rules, though Blattler pointed out that the Conservation Congress is only an advisory committee to the DNR, meaning the resolutions brought forward by residents can only be changed by th
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ANNUAL CONSERVATION HEARINGS BEGIN MONDAY By Kevin Zimmermann
Apr 9, 2021 7:06 AM
Wisconsin’s natural resources are managed by a unique collaboration between the public and the Wisconsin DNR, and every spring, public input is gathered during hearings held by the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. That’s the only statutory body in the state where the public elects delegates to advise the Natural Resources Board and the Wisconsin DNR on how to responsibly manage Wisconsin’s natural resources for present and future generations.
This year the hearings will be held online this coming Monday, April 12th, beginning at 7 PM. During the hearing, which will remain open for 72 hours, the public can provide input on proposed rules changes from the DNR, and answer advisory questions from the Natural Resources Board and the WCC.