Researchers blame poaching and hunting far beyond quotas after species dropped from endangered list
As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves probably died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal protections, according to a study released on Monday.
Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists said.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/05/gray-wolves-wisconsin-hunting-population
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