Tag: dogs

• PRESS RELEASE: Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Condemn Wisconsin Wolf Policy

  

  Today we are stating that our coalition will not participate in the Administrative Rules hearing which sets wolf hunting permanent rules and ask WDNR to reconsider the changes made to their wolf management plan before submitting to the NRB for approval.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  September 12, 2023

  PRESS RELEASES

  conservation, DNR, dogs, endangered, great lakes, hounds, hunting, management plan, natural resources board, NRB, rules, species, wisconsin, wolf, wolf hunt, wolves

• AUGUST 2023 NEWSLETTER

  

  A note from our Executive Director, details about our upcoming Annual Meeting, news about the updated Wolf Management Plan, why wolf depredations are a non-issue, August Fireside Chats and MORE!

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  August 10, 2023

  NEWSLETTERS

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• Press Release: Petition Seeks Hounding Ban in Wisconsin National Forest

  

  Wildlife conservation and animal protection groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service today to ban hounding in Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Hounding is the practice of training and using dogs to hunt and chase down black bears and other wildlife.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  January 19, 2023

  PRESS RELEASES

  abuse, ban, bears, Center for Biological Diversity, chase, Chequamegon, Collette Adkins, conservation, dogs, forest, hounding, hounds, hunt, hunters, hunting, Melissa Smith, National Forest, Nicolet, parks, public, public land, wildlife, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

  

  A note from our Executive Director about bear hounding season, exciting upcoming events, announcing our NEW “Robo Lobo” project, honoring our Volunteer of the Month, upcoming Fireside Chats, and more!

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  September 14, 2022

  NEWSLETTERS

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• Today, Wisconsin Unleashed the Hounds

  

  The unregulated harassment and torture of Wisconsin wildlife has officially begun. Over 4th of July weekend, more than 15,000 bear hounds will be set loose on public lands across Wisconsin to harass wildlife and disturb the peace of our natural areas.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  July 1, 2022

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• ACTION ALERT: Senate Bill 366

  

  We are asking you to make some urgent emails and calls TODAY to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety regarding SB 366, the felony animal cruelty bill. There is only one day left to communicate with the Committee before they make their decision on SB 366.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  September 14, 2021

  ACTION ALERTS

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• The Countdown to Bear Hounding…

  

  Starting this Saturday, over 12,000 bear hounds will be set loose on public land across Wisconsin to harass wildlife and disturb the peace of these natural areas.

  BrittRic

  July 3, 2018

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• The Economic Cost of a Great Lakes Wolves Delisting Rider

  

  Imagine Wisconsin losing a potential 168,000 jobs and $17.9 billion in consumer spending. If the policy “rider” that aims to de-list Great Lakes wolves is included in Congress’s budget bill, Wisconsin could see a severe drop in these numbers. Wolves are vital to our economy in both direct and indirect ways.

  BrittRic

  March 13, 2018

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• Press Release: Bill Would Remove Public Protections for Hounding Dogs Engaged in Bear and Wolf Fighting

  

  The bill eliminates the requirement for bear and wolf hounders to carry rabies and license tags for their hunting hounds. A public hearing was held one day after the bill was released.

  BrittRic

  December 6, 2017

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• Environmental Groups: Keep Hounding Out of Wisconsin’s National Forests

  

  A number of environmental groups, including the Endangered Species Coalition, want to keep hunters who use packs of dogs out of public lands in Wisconsin, including the state’s national forests.

  BrittRic

  September 11, 2017

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