This week, Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced plans to lift protections for the gray wolf across the continental U.S. Some farmers and lawmakers are celebrating the proposal, which would return management to the states and tribes. But, animal protection groups and tribes say the wolf still hasn’t recovered.
In this hour, we’ll hear from the Wisconsin DNR’s Scott Walter about why he thinks the wolf has been restored in the western Great Lakes. We’ll also hear from representatives of the Humane Society and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission about their concerns with Wisconsin’s wolf hunt, which would begin again if protections are lifted.
Also, hundreds from the Midwest headed to Washington D.C. this week for Great Lakes Day. Chad Lord with the Healing Our Waters Coalition talks about efforts to bring more federal money to the Great Lakes region to clean up toxic hotspots, address aging water infrastructure and prevent the spread of invasive species.