Endangered Species
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Study tracks how wolf reintroduction at Isle Royale affected foxes, martens
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison have found the reintroduction of wolves has only had temporary effects on other small carnivores at Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior.
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Federal grant aims to restore rusty patched bumble bee near Two Rivers
The U.S. Forest Service has granted nearly $90,000 to an eastern Wisconsin nature preserve to help revitalize the federally endangered rusty patched bumble bee.
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Dane County judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to revoke state’s wolf plan
A Dane County judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit filed by a wildlife protection group that sought to revoke Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan.
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US House passes bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
Lawmakers in the U.S. House have passed a Republican bill that would remove gray wolves from the endangered species list across most of the country despite opposition from the Biden administration.
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Evers vetoes bill seeking statewide population goal for wolves
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a Republican bill that would have ordered state wildlife regulators to set a statewide population goal for wolves.
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What can foliage contribute to your garden?
Landscape architect Mark Dwyer joined “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about what he looks for when it comes to foliage and how he uses color and texture to design impressive sprawling gardens.
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Monarch population dwindling with second lowest numbers on record
An annual survey of monarch butterflies overwintering in central Mexico found the second-lowest number on record.
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Authorities investigating former conservation warden in wolf killing
Federal authorities are investigating a former state conservation warden for killing a wolf on Christmas Day in northern Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin’s US lawmakers want to exempt state sturgeon from possible endangered designation
Some federal Wisconsin lawmakers are working to prevent the state’s lake sturgeon from being listed as a threatened or endangered. But conservation advocates say the designation may be warranted.
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Federal wildlife agency investigating wolf killing in northern Wisconsin
Federal officials are investigating the killing of a gray wolf in northern Wisconsin on Christmas day.