https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/science-and-nature/7175880-Animal-rights-groups-sue-to-halt-Wisconsins-fall-wolf-hunt

The lawsuit argues the state law mandating a hunt is unconstitutional.Written By:Danielle Kaeding / Wisconsin Public Radio|8:44 pm, Aug. 31, 2021

Hunters and trappers in Wisconsin needed less than three days to exceed the DNR’s wolf harvest goal quota by about 40%. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR)

A coalition of animal rights groups is suing to stop Wisconsin’s fall wolf hunt, arguing that the state law that mandates a hunt is unconstitutional.

Thelawsuitfiled in Dane County Circuit Court by Animal Wellness Action, Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife, Project Coyote and other groups seeks to overturn state law thatrequires a wolf hunting seasonwhen the animal isn’t listed as a federal endangered species. The groups also want a judge to reverse the 300-wolf quota set by the Natural Resources Board for the upcoming November hunt, and they want to prevent the Wisconsin Department of…