The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its latest estimate of the state's gray wolf population at the June 24 ...

The DNR said after paying out its highest amount of compensation payments in 2024-25, the numbers are back to normal.

Six bear hunting dogs were killed in Langlade County over the weekend of September 26–27. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed the deaths in three separate wolf attacks, two near ...

Wisconsin had an estimated 1,226 gray wolves in 336 packs in late winter 2025, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The 2025 population estimate represented a slight decline from the ...

Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill requiring the DNR to set a specific statewide population goal for gray wolves. Another proposal would create a new registration fee for non-motorized boats like ...

Gray wolves are currently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in most of the lower 48 states, except for the Northern Rocky Mountain population. In December 2025, the U.S. House ...

A new set of gray wolf hunting and trapping rules is scheduled to take effect Nov. 1 in Wisconsin. The new rules include a faster reporting requirement for wolf kills, a zone-specific tag system, ...

A University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows the human toll on wolves is higher than previously estimated and that state officials have underreported wolf deaths in past analyses. For years, wolves ...

Wisconsin wildlife officials say hunters have reported killing 20 wolves since the state’s first organized hunt began last week. As of Tuesday, hunters reported taking six wolves in far northwestern ...