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Public Meeting On Wolf Populations Set Next Week

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A meeting is set for next week for the DNR to update the public about Wisconsin's wolf population. DNR large carnivore specialist David MacFarland says they will release information gathered during 2015 -2016 about wolf populations...

"....it's open to the public and it's an informational meeting. We encourage anyone with an interest in wolves and wolf management to come and listen to the information that is provided...."

MacFarland says they will share the data gathered...

"....the meeting will be focused on the current population data we've gathered. But we will also provide the current research. We'll be providing data on conflict rates and talking about the legal status and the situation as it pertains to the listing status of the wolf...."

The gray wolf was removed from the state endangered species list in 2004 and was federally delisted on January 27, 2012. In 2014 a court returned the wolf to the federal Endangered Species List.

The meeting will be held at the Quality Inn on Hummingbird Road, Wausau, from 9:30a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 16. MacFarland says for those unable to attend the meeting, information will be available on the DNR website.

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