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Article: Wisconsin's wolf population grows to 320
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 17, 2002
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Wisconsin's wolf population grows to 320, DNR says
Tally a step toward removing animal from threatened species list
By LEE BERGQUIST of the Journal Sentinel staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Wisconsin's wolf population grew sharply over the winter and now
totals about 320, the state Department of Natural Resources said
Tuesday.
The tally signals a victory for wolf recovery in Wisconsin, starts
a process of removing wolves as a threatened species and could lead
to an open season on the animals.
Last year, state wildlife officials and volunteers using radio
transmitters counted 251 wolves in the state.
The wolf population grew this year because of a good supply of
white-tailed deer and because ...