Tag: killing
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Press Release: Public Hearing on Wolf Hunting Regulations: A Missed Opportunity
For Immediate Release March 5, 2025 Contact:Melissa Smith Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance &FOTWW 608-234-8860 msmith@wiwolvesandwildlife.org Public Hearing on Wolf Hunting Regulations: A Missed Opportunity Madison, WI – Yesterday’s Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage hearing in Madison aimed to establish permanent rules for wolf hunting. Unfortunately, these regulations, which claim to curb illegal…
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Wisconsin’s wolf and wildlife policy is unscientific, unethical and racist

The Wisconsin DNR recently released their updated Wolf Management Plan. As wildlife advocates, scientists, and tribal members that have been engaged in the process for years, scrutinizing both the use of scientific evidence in the plan and the plan’s update process, we feel the responsibility to publicly denounce that the process has not been “transparent,…
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PRESS RELEASE: Ethical Hunters Offer Additional $5,000 Reward for Info on Illegal Wolf Killings

After Animal Wellness Action offered a $10,000 reward for info leading to the successful prosecution of wolf poachers in the state last week, Hunters for Wolves felt that they would like to see that pool of money increase in order to bring attention to the illegal poaching of wildlife.
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REBLOG: Wisconsin to Slaughter Hundreds of Wolves in Just Six Days

If any more evidence was needed about what an absolutely cruel and vile state Wisconsin is, look no farther than the events of the past five days regarding our gray wolf population. Here is a quick summary of what happened.
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URGENT: Pro-Poaching Bill to be Heard in the Wisconsin State Senate on Tuesday

This proposed bill would prohibit conservation wardens from enforcing wolf conservation laws, prevent funds to be used for wolf depredations, and stop all wolf population monitoring in Wisconsin. Please join us in opposition at the hearing on Tuesday, January 16th.
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Coyote Killing Contests Breed Violence

Each year hundreds of coyotes are killed in “competitions” throughout Wisconsin, but these contests send a message that killing is fun, wild animals are disposable, and life is cheap.
