• bureau EnviroNews Nature 
• by Shad Engkilterra 
• on March 12, 2021 
• https://www.environews.tv/031221-debacle-how-a-kansas-group-forced-a-wolf-hunt-in-wisconsin-that-turned-into-a-bloodbath-97-wolves-killed-over-the-limit/

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(EnviroNews Nature)—One-fifth of Wisconsin’s gray wolf (Canis lupus) population is dead after hunters and trappers slaughtered more than 200 animals in a three-day, sanctioned trophy binge. Official numbers reported by Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) show the “harvest” exceeded quota numbers in every zone, resulting in almost twice the number of wolf-kills as was sanctioned. The numbers were updated on Feb. 26, 2021, and the WDNR notes they are subject to change, which means the number of wolf deaths could be even higher.

The stateopened hunting seasonon Feb. 22, receiving over 27,000 applications to participate in the wolf cull. WDNR made 2,380 harvest authorizations available for purchase and set the quota for wolves at 200. However, 81 of those wolves were allocated to the Ojibwe Tribes “in accordance…