'Killing spree': Wisconsin's wolf population plunges after protections removed
Researchers blame poaching and hunting far beyond quotas after species dropped from endangered list
Associated Press
Mon 5 Jul 2021 11.25 EDT
As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves probably died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal protections, according to a study released on Monday.
Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists said.
Adrian Treves, an environmental studies professor, said his team’s findings should raise doubts about having another hunting season this fall and serve notice to wildlife managers in other states with wolves.
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service dropped gray wolves in the lower 48 states from its list of endangered and threatened species in January, shortly before former Donald Trump left office.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/05/gray-wolves-wisconsin-hunting-population
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Do these assholes care about anything other than their own sport & money?
They're cruel to the bone!!
