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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.

Environmental Leadership Prize Awarded to Nancy Warren

Congratulations to Nancy who is being honored for her many years of work on behalf of numerous environmental causes. Nobody deserves this award more than you do !

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Help us fight to protect Wisconsin wolves by purchasing our most popular t-shirt design. Proceeds go directly to support grassroots organizing to keep wolves protected in Wisconsin.

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Environmental Leadership Prize Awarded to Nancy Warren May 21, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Protect Endangered Species in the Farm Bill May 15, 2018
Smell the Roses: Why Nature Is Good for Recovery April 26, 2018
WILDLIFE DAY AT THE CAPITOL! April 20, 2018
VICTORY: Great Lakes Wolves Remain Federally Protected! March 27, 2018

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In the Northwoods of Wisconsin and Michigan, a wolf's natural diet typically consists of deer and beaver. But a recent study of wolves in Michigan's Upper Peninsula found that nearly one-third of the diet of the wolves studied consisted of cattle carcasses from dump sites on nearby farms. . Many dairy farmers and ranchers routinely dump livestock carcasses rather than burying or rendering them, despite laws requiring otherwise. . However, research is suggesting this practice can have a significant effect on how wolves interact with livestock, people and ecosystems as a whole. . As the wolf population continues to grow in northern Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, so do the risks for human and wolf interaction. This doesn't mean that wolves are more dangerous; rather, the likelihood of interaction becomes greater. . Many farmers are simply unaware of the law and what the proper response should be. The answer can be as simple as burying their livestock carcasses. Just like with bears, if you take away the bird feeders and they're going to stop coming by your house. A similar rule applies with wolves, if you take away the food source, they don’t really have a reason to be around anymore. 🐾

ACTION ALERT: Protect Endangered Species in the Farm Bill This bill is set to threaten about 58.5 million acres of protected forest land, eliminate regulations that protect endangered species from harmful chemicals and would weaken the organic industry. It has a number of harmful elements including the “Poisoned Pollinators Provision” that would override Endangered Species Act protections which prevent imperiled species from being subjected to toxic pesticides. The House of Representatives will vote on the 2018 Farm Bill THIS MONTH. This legislation is supposed to support farmers and fund important conservation programs that help wildlife. Instead, it has become a vehicle for yet more attacks on conservation and the Endangered Species Act. These anti-environment and anti-farmer provisions must be stopped. We need you to help us urge congress to oppose this legislation before it’s too late. Please call and ask your Representative to oppose the 2018 Farm Bill at 877-226-1189 Thanks for all that you do for our wolves and wildlife 🐾 #TakeAction #speakforwolves

More hopeful news! While there are over 200 red wolves in captive breeding programs across the country, there are currently only 40 red wolves living in the wild. Thankfully, after looking at the latest data, @usfws chose not to remove their endangered status. This means that the US Fish & Wildlife Service will continue to protect the captive red wolves and work to grow the wild red wolf population in hopes of removing the animal from the endangered species list down the road. For now, our red wolves are safe ❤️ #RedWolves #Endangered

Take time to celebrate your connection to mother Earth today, where we still stand to gain as much as we have to lose. Don’t just plant a tree today and then wait until next year to plant another one. Make Earth Day your every day 🌎💚#earthdayeveryday

We are completely enamored with this piece entitled ~Weaver of Dreams~ by artist and environmental activist Lindsay Carron @lacarron. The uplifting visuals of Lindsay’s work represent the potential for humanity to come together to realize a healthy future for the planet, with all our voices heard. #WolfArtFriday

Our “Healthy Forests Need Wolves” t-shirts and sweatshirts are BACK ! There are a variety of colors and styles to choose from and even options for the kiddos. Proceeds go directly towards wolf education, advocacy and the fight to keep wolves protected. Visit the link in our bio to order ! 🐺 Special shout to @well_fed_artist for the awesome design and @necessary.tools for rocking her t-shirt for us. #Healthyforestsneedwolves

Our first annual Wildlife Day at the Capitol was a great success! Over 80 constituents in Wisconsin and Michigan came out meet with their legislators about wildlife conservation in the Great Lakes states. Special thanks to @lushcosmetics, @endangeredspeciescoalition and the @humanesociety and all the volunteers who helped make this day happen...we could not have done it without all of YOU!! #WildlifeDayWI #WildlifeDayMI

Following a spike in winter wolf kills by hunters and trappers, the state of Alaska has put in place an emergency ban on hunting and trapping wolves near Denali National Park. The ban involves an area where wolves range from protected park territory, where trapping and hunting are illegal, to places outside the park where trapping and hunting are allowed. This news marks the latest round of tension in the push-pull between Alaskans who see Denali wolf protections as federal overreach and those who value wildlife viewing in the park. About 650,000 people visit Denali every year, many hoping to glimpse a wild wolf. But the odds of seeing one have plummeted in recent years. Under the emergency order, wolf hunting is banned along the Stampede Trail starting yesterday. A trapping ban in the same area goes into effect next week.

MORE GOOD NEWS ! Yesterday, a federal judge rejected provisions in a 2015 federal management rule that unlawfully imposed roadblocks to recovery of the endangered Mexican wolf. The rule arbitrarily limited the lobos’ population numbers, banned them from needed recovery habitat, and loosened the rules against killing the animals in the wild. This ruling offers hope that the Mexican wolf can be pulled back from the brink of extinction before it is too late. Let's keep this momentum going! If you would like to get more involved in helping protect wolves of the Great Lakes region, visit the link in our bio 🐾

Wisconsin and Michigan residents! Join us at your state capitols for our Wildlife Day on April 11th and as a thank you for participating, you will receive our brand new t-shirt designed by local artist, Cait Irwin @well_fed_artist ! All info about our Wildlife Day and how to RSVP can be found at the link in our bio...deadline to register is April 6th ! #WildlifeDay

BREAKING NEWS: The omnibus funding bill is moving forward without riders to remove federal protections for Great Lakes Wolves! Thank you for ALL for your phone calls and emails to congress on behalf of wolves and the Endangered Species Act. This is a HUGE victory meaning that wolves in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin will not face hunting and trapping seasons in the near future...so we are definitely celebrating tonight!!! 🐾 #StopExtinction

URGENT >> Anti-wildlife members of Congress are using must-pass funding legislation to attack wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming and put other endangered and threatened species at risk. They have included “riders” in appropriations bills for the Department of Interior that would result in wolves in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming losing all Endangered Species Act protections. Wyoming’s wolves have already been delisted following a court decision, but wolves in the Great Lakes states would face new threats from hunting and trapping. Please contact Paul Ryan immediately and ask him to oppose ANY and ALL anti-wildlife riders in appropriations legislation. Congress will soon vote on a funding bill that includes legislation that would weaken and undermine the Endangered Species Act, leaving imperiled animals in even greater danger. They need you to speak out before it is too late. Tell Paul Ryan to protect imperiled life by opposing any legislation that would weaken the Endangered Species Act. CALL NOW: 855-742-9576 or 202-225-0600

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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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