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Gray wolves regained federal protection on Thursday following the decision of a U.S. district judge in California. That means Wisconsin can no longer hold a wolf hunt this fall.
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While the scheduling means this year's hunt is effectively over, the fate of a 2022-2023 hunt is up in the air.
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The tribes argue that the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers an animal they consider sacred.
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A judge has granted a request from wildlife advocacy groups and blocked Wisconsin's fall wolf hunt two weeks before hunters were set to take to the woods.
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The Wisconsin DNR is facing two lawsuits over its wolf management policies.
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The state Department of Natural Resources policy board plans to vote this week on whether to hire its own attorneys in a pair of lawsuits seeking to block the fall wolf hunt.
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The DNR had originally proposed setting the quota at 130 wolves. The department's policy board bumped that up to 300 wolves in August.
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A federal judge has set a hearing for later this month on whether to block Wisconsin's fall wolf hunt.
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The lawsuit claims the November hunt violates the tribe’s treaty rights.
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The Lac du Flambeau, Lac Vieux Desert and Fond du Lac Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa are among 10 Ojibwe tribes who want to meet with the U.S. Interior Secretary to discuss federal protections for wolves.