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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		When is Wisconsin's Wolf Hunt?
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:05
	Publish Date:		2021-01-25 05:34:46
	Description:		The gray wolf has been on and off the federal endangered species list for years. Right now, it’s off the list. But designation on the endangered species list can be politized, and politics have shifted. The Masked Biologist has more about what’s happening with this year’s wolf hunt. Last week was a crazy week. There was a lot going on, and everything felt rushed. In Washington DC, President Trump rushed to finish some things before he left office, and the same day, President Biden rushed to undo many of the things that his predecessor had done, or left undone. I led with talking about rushing and politics because, well, whether you realize it or not, natural resource management (at all levels) and political activity are inexorably interlinked. The unavoidable example of the day is the wolf hunting season. There is a rush to action that will impact wolf population management in the state. On November 3rd, 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services finalized a rule that removed the gray
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