The Conflict

The increase in the wolf population in Northern Wisconsin has started to raise the concern of many Wisconsin hobby farmers and domestic pet owners. Due to their overpopulation, wolves have begun finding alternative opportunities for food sources. Those alternative opportunities include livestock, domestic pets, and hunting dogs. Wolves killing livestock in the region has led to many economic issues, including farmers losing produce, potential calves, and sale potential. Because wolves are attacking the farmers, the farmers retaliate by attacking the wolves by poaching and illegal harvests. One cause of this poaching is the concern for their livestock and threats to their hounds.

The Importance of Wolves

01.

Wolves are apex predators.

02.

Tribally Protected Species

03.

Correct deer behavior

Statistics

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reported confirmed or probable wolf attacks on domestic pets each year. The number of attacks is much higher but most go unreported.

30%

roughly 30% of wolf deaths in Wisconsin each year are due to illegal and/or retaliatory killings by poachers.

$3 million

is what the Wisconsin government has paid out due to wolf-to-livestock deaths.

for each wolf killed, there is a 5% increase in the livestock killings (by wolves) the next year.

10%

of the wolf population is illegally poached each year. Majority of poaching is in retaliation for livestock killings.

2 per wolf