Consequences Of The Winter Wolf Hunt, Wisconsin Public Radio, March 5, 2021
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Hunters killed almost 100 more wolves than state officials wanted during Wisconsin’s unprecedented winter hunting season. We talk with a carnivore expert about what effects the hunt might have on the wolf population and breeding season and how he thinks the state should handle wolf hunts.
Host:
Kate Archer Kent
Guest(s):
Adrian Treves, an environmental studies professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and founder of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab, estimates that another 115 were likely killed by poachers. That would mean a third of the state’s wolves were wiped out in under 60 hours. “There’s a very real risk that we are jeopardizing the stability of our wolf population across the state,” he said in an interview on Wisconsin Public Radio.
