Animals

A former state conservation warden has been ordered to pay a fine for killing a wolf at his northern Wisconsin home two years ago, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

It’s migration season and thousands of tundra and trumpeter swans — along with waterfowl of all kinds — have descended upon the city’s lakes as part of their trip south.

Zuri and Kianga are the first rhinos at Milwaukee County Zoo since 2021. Due to the fragile population, zoo keepers hope the two will have offspring.

The state Department of Natural Resources is seeing a continued aging of the hunting population, while the overall deer population keeps growing.

After 120 Milwaukee area cats were surrendered in one day — including 47 from a single home — the Wisconsin Humane Society is urging animal lovers to consider adopting or fostering a new pet. 

A Blue Mounds facility that breeds beagle dogs for research will shutter part of its operation, after an investigation into allegations of animal cruelty.

Hunters in Wisconsin killed 3,724 bears during the 2025 bear season, roughly on par with the state’s annual five-year average. That’s according to preliminary data from the state Department of Natural Resources.

Wisconsin’s state veterinarian recommends precautions and biosecurity measures for keeping wild and domestic birds safe from avian flu.

After first receiving approval two years ago, Wisconsin’s wolf harvest regulations are set to take effect in November.

In 1984, paleontologists found and saved a portal to prehistoric Wisconsin right in Waukesha County. Scientists are still discovering new fossils from it — most recently a leech that has pushed back the origins of the species by millions of years.