WisEye Morning Minute: Assembly Sporting Heritage Committee on Wolf Population Goal
As reported by @wispolitics7377, the Assembly Sporting Heritage Committee approved 7-4 along party lines a bill to require DNR to set a statewide population goal in its wolf management plan. The Natural Resources Board last month approved a plan that eliminated the previous 350-wolf goal in favor of one focused on adapting to changing populations in different areas of the state. State law requires an annual wolf hunt, but wolves are currently on the endangered species list, barring a hunt for now. Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) said while the bill doesn't require a specific number, it would still require DNR to choose a number for the population - noting that the DNR indicated including a population goal could make it less likely the wolf will be delisted and management authority returned to the state. Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Two Rivers) argued DNR's decision not to include a population goal in the wolf plan amounts to "a shell game that this administration is playing with the wolf population" to avoid accountability. The Senate passed the bill 22-10 along party lines last month.
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