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Article: Wisconsin's wolf population stalls after years of growth.
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- Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2008
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Byline: John Myers
May 21--Wisconsin's wolf population stopped growing over the past year after steady growth for more than a decade.
The Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday that the state's estimated population is between 537 and 564 wolves, down just a tick from the 540 to 577 wolves estimated one year ago.
It's the first time since 1983 that the wolf population didn't make a clear increase and only the second decline since the wolf population study began in 1979, when 25 wolves were counted in the state.
The news wasn't unexpected. In April, Adrian Wydeven, the DNR's wolf biologist, told the News Tribune that mange may ...