Endangered Species

Conservation advocates are petitioning the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to list the gray wolf as a state-threatened or endangered species as Republicans in Congress seek to remove federal protections for the animal.

Conservation and environmental groups are worried the Trump administration’s proposal to redefine harm under the Endangered Species Act may severely limit habitat protections for species in Wisconsin.

More than 2,000 volunteers are set to participate in this year’s Annual Midwest Crane Count, a long-running citizen science program.

The state Senate’s sporting heritage committee is weighing whether to approve, deny or request changes to wolf harvest regulations developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Wisconsin U.S. House Rep. Tom Tiffany and GOP lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to remove federal protections for gray wolves across most of the country.

Federal wildlife officials are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species due to population declines, and researchers in Wisconsin hope it will prompt more conservation of monarch habitat.

A waterfowl hunter won’t face charges after killing a wolf in northern Wisconsin this fall, following an investigation by the state Department of Natural Resources.

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DNR conservation biologist Jennifer Redell is encouraged after years of concern about White Nose Syndrome in Wisconsin bats. At two of the state’s largest hibernation sites, they’ve seen population growth each of the last three years.

Wildlife officials are working with northern Wisconsin farms to install predator-proof fences to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock