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Advocating for wolves and imperiled wildlife in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.

Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife is a non-profit organization.

How to REALLY Connect with Your Elected Officials + A Sample Letter to Senator Tammy Baldwin

When speaking with a staffer at the Wisconsin State Capitol last March, I asked how I could assure that my elected official would truly hear and consider my thoughts on wildlife conservation issues. He answered as if he was letting me in on a little secret…

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GET OUT THE WILD VOTE

The most important thing that we can all do is be informed voters in November and vote.

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Wolves need your voice now more than ever. Keep the pressure on by contacting your state and federal officials or writing a letter to the editor.

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Recent Posts

How to REALLY Connect with Your Elected Officials + A Sample Letter to Senator Tammy Baldwin August 30, 2018
Stop Extinction Challenge ! August 15, 2018
What the Heck is Going On with All These Anti-Endangered Species Bills? July 20, 2018
Zinke’s Interior Deptartment Seeks to Undermine Protections for Endangered Species July 19, 2018
ACTION ALERT: New Bill Would Destroy Endangered Species Act July 12, 2018

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National #WolfAwarenessWeek begins today! Wolves have long been misunderstood and misrepresented by myth and superstition, so this week provides us a unique opportunity shed light on the importance and plight of a keystone species that brings balance to many of our ecosystems. Please join us as we take this time to celebrate wolves as an essential part of our natural landscapes and to engage others to become more interested and active in keeping our wolves protected. 🐺🖤🐾 #apexpredators #wolvesareessential

👉🏽 ATTENTION ALL YOU AMAZINGLY TALENTED AND CREATIVE PEOPLE ! Are you a wildlife artist or photographer? Would you like an opportunity to display your work while also supporting a meaningful cause for endangered wildlife? If so, please DM us what kind of work you do, and how you might be interested in contributing to our upcoming art show event entitled "Our Vanishing Future" in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday, November 9th (please note, you do not have to be present at the show to display or sell your work) There is no limit to the style of wildlife art that we are looking for -- photography, paintings, graphic design, illustration, sculpture, videography, etc. If you are interested in getting your work out there, while also supporting a cause you care about, please shoot us a DM or simply comment below, and we will be in touch! #WolfArtFriday feature by Theresa Stirling / @theresastirlingartstudios

MINNESOTANS VALUE WOLVES. 79% of DNR survey respondents, including hunters, opposed the shooting, trapping and snaring of wolves. Nearly 8 out of 10 Minnesotans want the wolf protected. “Minnesota politicians: start listening to those who voted you into office, not the lobbyists with deep pockets.” #repost from @howling4wolves (photography by @ironwoodwolves)

Everyone is struggling with their own battle. #bekind

- ISLE ROYALE UPDATE - The first phase of a multi-year effort to rebuild the gray wolf population at @isleroyalenps is wrapping up, according to officials. Three females and one male were trapped on the Minnesota mainland in recent weeks and flown to the Lake Superior park. A fifth wolf died during transit. Two other wolves were already at the park—the last survivors of a population that had nearly disappeared because of inbreeding and other factors. Officials had hoped to bring some Michigan wolves to the park this year, but bad weather has hampered the trapping process. The next phase of the project could include relocating some Canadian wolves this winter. Up to 30 wolves will be taken to the park in the next three to five years...stay tuned as we continue to follow this story! #IsleRoyaleWolves (photography by Guy Edwards, getty images)

>> UPCOMING EVENT << Come support local, indigenous and professional artists and learn more about how you can help keep protections in place for imperiled and endangered species around the US. Entertainment includes guest speaker Bill Greendeer from the Hochunk nation, film showings from @projectcoyoteorg and Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife plus many special musical guests! The cost is FREE and there will be a cash bar + hors d’oeuvres on the house. 👉🏽 Swipe for details or check out the link in our bio for more info...we hope to see you there ! #wildlifephotography #wildlifeart #livemusic #madisonwi

#IndigenousPeoplesDay ✊🏽 For the Ojibwe, wolves are sacred and play an important role to traditional culture. They refer to the wolf as Ma'iingan, meaning “our Brother”. “The tribes already have a stance that we want the wolves protected, we don’t want the wolves harvested.” ~ Lacey Hill, wildlife specialist for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Wisconsin. For the Ojibwe in the area, the health of the wolf population has a unique cultural significance. “We understand wolves to be our educators, teaching us about hunting and working together in extended family units. Wolves exemplify perseverance, guardianship, intelligence and wisdom. Moreover, in the Anishinaabe creation story, we are taught that Ma’iingan is a brother to the Original Man. The two traveled together throughout the earth naming everything. Once this task was completed, the Creator said that the two had to take separate paths, but indicated that whatever happened to one would happen to the other. Each would be feared, respected, and misunderstood by the people who would later join them on earth. Thus the health and survival of Anishinaabe people is tied to that of Ma’iingan. We can do no less than to fully support efforts to protect and promote acceptance and to ensure healthy and abundant populations of wolves – it is our future we are also considering. This unique relationship with Ma’iingan brings with it unique responsibility. For the Anishinaabe, the cultural significance of wolves and the responsibility of the tribes to manage the wolf resource in Wisconsin in a culturally appropriate way cannot be overstated.” ~James Zorn, Executive Administrator of GLFWC #sacredbrother #happyindigenouspeoplesday

ISLE ROYALE UPDATE - Another two wolves have been relocated to Isle Royale in recent days as the @nationalparkservice moves to establish a viable pack of predators on the largest island in Lake Superior. The wolves, trapped at the tip of Minnesota's Arrowhead, joined two other Minnesota wolves brought to the island last week. So far, all four new wolves appear to be doing alright. A fifth wolf trapped in Minnesota died before it could be released on the island. The Park Service hopes to add at least two more wolves from Minnesota or Michigan in coming days, with a goal of up to 30 new wolves moved to the island over the next three years. Half the wolves will be male and half female. They will be spaced out on their new island home to avoid inter-pack fighting. All will be fitted with GPS collars to keep track of their progress or problems. The 45-mile-long, 143,000-acre island, about 15 miles off Minnesota's North Shore, is mostly dedicated as federal wilderness. There is plenty of food for the new wolves. In their annual survey last winter, scientists estimated the moose herd had grown to about 1,600 on the island with no other major predators. Fall is considered the best time to move wolves because there are few, if any, people on the island over the winter. Stay tuned as we continue to follow this developing story! 🐺 (Source: Grand Forks Herald) #IsleRoyaleWolves

A week into the @isleroyalenps effort to capture and relocate wild wolves to Michigan’s remote #IsleRoyale, the federal agency and its many partners in the project have taken dozens of photos documenting the unusual process. So far, two new wolves have been introduced to the island. It’s part of a three-year effort to relocate up to 30 gray wolves to the island from existing packs in Minnesota, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Ontario, Canada. After years of research, the project is finally underway to bolster the island’s apex predator population, which had dropped to just two wolves in recent years. A healthy wolf population is needed on the island to provide a counterbalance to its booming moose population, which has become so abundant in recent years that vegetation is becoming increasingly overbrowsed, which ultimately could lead to an overall collapse of the entire ecosystem....we will continue to follow this story as it develops. Stay tuned ! 🐾 #apexpredators #wolvesareessential

BIG NEWS for #GreatLakesWolves! “After years of study, public engagement, and planning, two wolves have been been relocated to Isle Royale National Park. On September 26th, late in the day, this female gray wolf was taken to the island by plane and carried to a release site away from the public and the territory of the two resident wolves. It did not take long for her to leave the crate and begin exploring her new home on the island. A second wolf, a male, left his crate shortly after dark in a different location. The two of them will be joined by other wolves in the coming weeks.” @isleroyalenps [📷NPS Photos]

Congratulations to the city of Los Angeles, CA for unanimously passing legislation to ban fur sales ! #notatrophy #notyourcoat

Dear @aaronrodgers12, we believe your voice would be the most powerful howl in the pack to reach the people of Wisconsin who may not know or understand how imperiled wolves and the entire ecosystem will be if federal protections are removed. With the help of @TheSecondCity in Chicago, please consider appearing in a short PSA and let the country know that you stand with wolves in the great state of Wisconsin! If you are able to help, please howl back at us! #wolfPACK #keepwolvesprotected #savewisconsinwolves

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Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife formed in response to the wolf hunt and expansion of hunting and trapping in our state parks. Our mission is to advocate for Wisconsin wolves and wildlife by bringing diversity, science and democracy to wildlife policy.

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