Announcing Wildlife Day at the Capitol coming on April 18th, a note from our Executive Director Melissa Smith, news updates, calling all volunteers for Wildlife Day 2024, upcoming Fireside Chats and more!
MARCH 2024 NEWSLETTER
Letter | DNR not above board on wolf hunts
It is concerning that so many individuals have placed blind trust in the very agency that continues to ignore peer-reviewed science and dismiss citizens that dare to question their dubious metrics and propaganda. The same agency that held closed-door meetings with anti-wolf organizations and individuals long after the public comment period ended, while subsequently changing the plan to reflect those meetings.
Letter | Renew Commitment to Endangered Species Act
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), we must reflect on the achievements and challenges of this crucial legislation.
JANUARY 2024 NEWSLETTER
New years resolutions for wildlife, the top ten reasons volunteering is so important, behind the scenes of Wisconsin's new wolf management plan, a petition to regulate insecticides, legal proceedings against the DNR and NRB, a proclamation on the 50th anniversary of the ESA, upcoming Fireside Chats and more!
NOVEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER
A note from our Executive Director, update on the Wisconsin wolf management plan, shout out to a wonderful troop of Girl Scouts, upcoming events on our new Advocacy Calendar, November Fireside Chats and a HUGE announcement for this year's Giving Tuesday!
PRESS RELEASE: Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Disappointed in NRB Approval of the Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan
GLWA along with many concerned citizens and conservation groups raised serious concerns about the fairness and transparency of the process, and the fact that the NRB ignored overwhelming public opposition to the plan.
OCTOBER 2023 NEWSLETTER
The Wisconsin wolf plan has come under fire recently for its questionable ethics and the undue influence of anti-wolf hunters. We have concerns about the plan and its lack of transparency, science and public participation, all of which are vital for building trust and ensuring that decisions regarding wildlife conservation are inclusive and well-informed.
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, deliberative, or inclusive” as stated on the DNR’s website.
SEPTEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER
Wisconsin wolf management plan updates, the importance of pollinator gardens, what is coming down the pike for wolves this fall, important DNR meeting dates and deadlines, news updates, welcoming new board members, a change to our regular Fireside Chat schedule and more!
PRESS RELEASE: Response to the Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan
Yesterday, the Wisconsin DNR announced the final draft of the agency’s Wolf Management Plan. We will be cautiously optimistic as the plan moves forward for approval by the NRB and hope that the plan will continue to be critically reviewed and updated as we learn more about wolves in Wisconsin.