Tag: Wisconsin

February 21, 2020

Symposium shares cultural importance of the wolf

Wildlife Services in Wisconsin recently benefited from a unique wolf symposium sponsored primarily by the Mashkiiziibil — the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa — as well as other...

January 24, 2020

Wisconsin student chapters contribute research to the field

These updates originally appear in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2019 newsletter. Photos highlighting the student chapter’s activities are also included in the section’s newsletter. Northland...

January 17, 2020

TWS section and chapter meetings in February

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in February: Feb. 3-7, 2020: Western Section of The...

October 24, 2019

Primary marten prey declining in Wisconsin

A deterioration in their primary prey may be affecting the recovery of martens in Wisconsin, according to ongoing research. “Their primary prey is absent, or at least really reduced in...

July 24, 2019

For Wisconsin bobcat harvest, it’s about supply and demand

As fewer people hunt in the United States, could decreasing hunting permits actually bring out more hunters? In Wisconsin, researchers found that as permits to harvest bobcats were slashed, interest...

July 15, 2019

A whooping crane win in Wisconsin

Balancing human health and safety with recovery of threatened and endangered species is a rewarding aspect of Wildlife Services operations across the country. In May, Wildlife Services in Wisconsin addressed...

May 14, 2019

Here’s what’s happening in the North Central Section student chapters Part 1

Below is a summary of recent Student Chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the Section’s Spring 2019 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from...

January 22, 2019

North Central Section happenings – Part 3

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from the Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, Northland College,...

January 9, 2019

Cameras reveal carnivore communities on Wisconsin islands

Northern Wisconsin is home to a dozen terrestrial carnivores, from gray wolves (Canis lupus) to red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), but the populations on the Apostle Islands stretching from the Bayfield...

November 27, 2018

Wisconsin deer farms depopulated after CWD found

State and federal officials have paid Wisconsin deer farmers more than $330,000 so far this year in compensation for eliminating herds believed to be infected with chronic wasting disease. CWD was...