Wildlife Habitat
- Hearing/Meeting
DNR Bear Advisory Committee Meeting
Topics at the upcoming meeting will include a review of the bear management plan implementation to date, a bear research update, discussion of possible rule simplification, a review of 2022 bear harvest and bear damage abatement and development of…
- News
Incidental Take Notice For Juneau County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the "incidental taking" of a rare snake, which may result from the Orion Lodge Timber Harvest.
- News
DNR Asks Public To Report Black Bear Den Locations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to report any black bear den locations they find across Wisconsin in order to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction.
- News
Incidental Take Notice For Washington County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the "incidental taking" of a rare plant, which may result from the Newark Drive – Roadway Rehabilitation Project.
- Hearing/Meeting
Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee Meeting, Plan Update
The Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee Meeting will meet to update Sharp-tailed grouse management plan alternatives before public review.
- News
2023 Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Now Open
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 2023 Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest is now open. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades enrolled in public, private, parochial or home schools in Wisconsin are eligible to participate.
- Hearing/Meeting
Wisconsin Elk Advisory Committee Meeting
This is the 2022 Fall Elk Advisory Committee Meeting.
- News
DNR And Partners Take Emergency Actions To Save Disappearing Songbird
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it has partnered with state and national groups to protect the at-risk Connecticut warbler.
- Hearing/Meeting
Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee Meeting, Species Plan Update
This is a meeting of the Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee Meeting to provide a Species Plan Update.
- News
2021-2022 Winter Wolf Survey Results & Wolf Management Plan Update
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 2021-2022 overwinter number of pack-associated wolves is estimated between 812 and 1,193 within the pack-occupied range, with the most likely estimate being 972 wolves in a total number of packs estimated to be between 243 – 352 packs, with a most likely value of 288 packs. The complete 2022 annual wolf monitoring report will be available on the DNR’s Wildlife Habitat webpage once ready.