MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — The Department of Natural Resources’ wolf management plan will go before the Natural Resources Board this fall.
DNR Secretary Adam Payne told the board on Wednesday that the agency received more than 3,500 comments on the draft plan, and is in the process of reviewing and summarizing those before making changes.
The state’s 1999 Wolf Management Plan had a population goal of 350 wolves, and opponents argue any new plan also needs a goal for wolf numbers.
In April 2021, the DNR estimated the population at about 972 wolves.
