New rules have been approved for gray wolf hunting and trapping in Wisconsin. The rules were developed by the Department of Natural Resources and approved in October 2023 by the Natural Resources ...
Wisconsin had an estimated 1,226 gray wolves in 336 packs in late winter 2025, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The 2025 population estimate represented a slight decline from the ...
The Department of Natural Resources has completed selection of members for its new Wolf Advisory Committee. The roster includes eight DNR employees, six people from other governmental or statutory ...
Gray wolves are currently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in most of the lower 48 states, except for the Northern Rocky Mountain population. In December 2025, the U.S. House ...
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials say they're disappointed a federal judge has decided to place Great Lakes wolves back on the endangered species list. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell's ...
When wolves returned to Wisconsin in the mid-1970s, they were listed as a state endangered species. A recovery plan begun in 1989 established 80 animals as the number that would reclassify them as ...