What Don't We Know About WI Wolves - Randy Johnson, DNR Large Carnivore Specialist

On Thursday, the full House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. is expected to consider removing the wolf from the endangered species list.  This is a conversation Wisconsin has been watching unfold.  With more and more deprivation reports coming from south of highway 29 in Wisconsin - what don't we know about Wisconsin wolves?

Randy Johnson is the Large Carnivore Specialist at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.  He talks with Pam Jahnke about what people may not know about wolves today.  How do they move?  How big are the average packs in Wisconsin, and why are they seemingly moving south?

Johnson says they're currently involved in their winter tracking efforts.  That's a cooperative activity involving state and federal employees, as well as the general public, looking for tracks wherever they are.  Johnson says they're also currently monitoring some 40 Wisconsin wolves that have been fitted with GPS collars.

The Pet and Livestock Protection Act will be voted on by the full U.S. House on Thursday., 12/18.  H.R. 845 directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the Department of the Interior’s 2020 final rule that delisted gray wolves in the lower 48 states from the Endangered Species Act and ensures this decision is not subject to judicial review.

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