Wildlife
WGF evaluation and reports on state and federal actions and funding affecting wildlife management in Wisconsin, developed by WGF’s Wildlife Work Group.
How [your state name here] might avoid losing its deer herd to Chronic Wasting Disease like Wisconsin
Wisconsin, one of this continent’s premier deer hunting states, is on track to effectively lose its deer herd to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the coming decades. This presentation, given by Michael K. Foy and Thomas M. Hauge of Wisconsin’s Green Fire addresses what wildlife managers can do about it.
Read More >Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Moving Forward
Wisconsin is moving ahead with a wolf hunt in February 2021. Wisconsin’s Green Fire supports delisting wolves but opposes a hunt until the state wolf plan is updated.
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire Provides Written Testimony on Wolf Management
On Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 at 10 AM there was an in-person joint informational hearing with the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, and Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage. This hearing was convened to discuss the process of reinstating the wolf harvesting season in 2021. Wisconsin’s Green Fire has been following this issue closely and has provided written testimony to the committees that reflect our recommendations recently published Opportunities Now paper on wolves.
Read More >Creating a Shared Vision for Wolves in Wisconsin — Wisconsin’s Green Fire Opportunities Now 2021-2023 Report on Wolves
When wolves are removed from the federal endangered species list in 2021, management will fall to the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s Green Fire recommends steps for state management.
Read More >Wolf Delisting and Recovery
On October 29, 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced the delisting of gray wolves from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Species, which will mark the beginning of the next chapter of our long relationship with wolves in the Great Lakes region. As wolves have reached healthy …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire is a Critical Voice for Chronic Wasting Disease Research
In this video, former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold highlights Wisconsin’s Green Fire and our work supporting cutting-edge research to control and end chronic wasting disease threatening deer populations in Wisconsin and beyond.
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire Calls for Increased Scrutiny of Metallic Mining Rules
Wisconsin’s Green Fire, along with 9 other environmental groups, submitted comments to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), urging the Department to modify draft rules related to sulfide metallic mining. A 2017 bill passed by the state legislature made wholesale changes to mining laws and prompted the current agency rulemaking process. While the 2017 …
Read More >WGF Testimony to Natural Resources Board – Special July 30th Meeting on Deer Quotas and Hunting Seasons
“The northern forest CDACs together with department staff examined the deer herd population data and
determined that their harvest recommendations were biologically sound and consistent
with the established population objectives. We support their conclusions.”
Antlerless Deer Quotas and Hunting Seasons: Comments to Natural Resources Board
Wisconsin’s Green Fire provided comments on antlerless deer quotas and hunting seasons to the Natural Resources Board for its June 24 2020 meeting. Read the full comments.
From a historical perspective, Wisconsin’s deer herd has grown significantly over the past six years and is at record levels across the farmland deer management …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire Supports Continuation of Zone Management for Deer in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress has cancelled their traditional Spring Hearings in 2020 due to Covid-19. As in 2019 however, all Wisconsin residents may provide on-line input to the WCC Spring Questionnaire. Voting on the questionnaire closes on April 16th.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire recommends a no-vote on Question #15, which proposes eliminating Wisconsin’s four current deer management zones. The …
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