As of Friday, gray wolves are no longer protected as endangered or threatened in the
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Western Great Lakes. Management of the wolves is now handled by the states. The change affects Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and portions of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota. The states are required to continue monitoring wolf populations for the next five years.
In Wisconsin, the wolf is now a protected wild animal which means authorization from the Department of Natural Resources is required before killing a wolf. Landowners or people leasing land can shoot a wolf in the act of attacking a domestic animal on their land. They may get permits to shoot any wolf coming on their land if they have had wolf problems in the last two years. Permits will also be issued if landowners have had a verified harassment of livestock; have vulnerable livestock within one mile of property where a depredation has occurred within the last year; have livestock in a DNR-designated “proactive control area”; or there is a perceived threat to human safety.
Any wolf shot or trapped by a landowner or leaseholder must be reported to the DNR within 24 hours and the carcass turned over to the DNR. U.S. Fish and Wildlife trappers are available to trap and remove problem wolves.
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