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A New Method To Count Wolves, A Better Fit For Wisconsin
Extensive survey efforts conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), tribal biologists and more than 100 trained citizen volunteers indicate an increase in Wisconsin’s wolf population from last year. This increase follows two years of steady abundance estimates and was measured in both the long-standing territory mapping method and the department’s new occupancy-based model, which will provide a more robust estimate of the state’s wolf population for years to come.
DNR Offers Robust Statewide CWD Testing
In cooperation with local businesses, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff will collect deer heads for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing during the 2020 archery, crossbow and gun hunting seasons. The health of the deer herd relies on commitment from hunters.
DNR Confirms EHD In Oconto County Deer
State wildlife officials have confirmed that a tissue sample collected from a deer in Oconto County has tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD. This occurrence of the disease was identified after a landowner in Oconto County contacted the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with recent observations of seven dead deer on a 40-acre property in the area north of Oconto Falls. Two additional dead deer were found and reported to the DNR from a neighboring property.
Environmental Review Of The Village of Alma Center Project For The Safe Drinking Water Loan Program
The Village of Alma Center in Jackson County is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in their public drinking water system. The project entails repainting the exterior and wet interior and installing a sample tap and replace a vent on top of the tower.
Fall Waterfowl Hunting Season Openers Just Around The Corner
Duck hunters in the Northern Zone will begin another fall duck hunt on Saturday, Sept. 26. Southern and Mississippi River Zones open Saturday, Oct. 3.
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