The DNR said hunters killed 216 wolves within a matter of days. They were allotted a maximum of 119.

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National animal rights activists are pushing for gray wolves to be placed back on the endangered species list after Wisconsin hunters exceeded the state’s limit on wolf kills during February’s hunt.

Gray wolves in the Great Lakes region were federally protected as an endangered species since 2014, but President Trump’s administration lifted those protections in January.https://6d6beda4d886dcd659fee5514787da06.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.htmlAdvertisement

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was planning for a wolf hunting season in November.

However,Hunter Nation, a Wisconsin-based hunting advocacy group,sued the DNR to start the hunting season as soon as possible, concerned President Biden’s administration…