Wildlife Habitat
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Wildlife health
The wildlife health program maintains a strong program of wildlife disease monitoring to detect the introduction of new diseases, changes in disease patterns and significant impacts on wildlife populations. The wildlife health team's mission is to…
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Wisconsin waterfowl surveys
Spring waterfowl survey Spring survey overview Decisions regarding hunting season structure and harvest limits in waterfowl management have a long history of being based in part upon spring breeding pair surveys. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Technical Manual
Manual Cover [PDF] Table of Contents [PDF] Introduction and Program History [PDF] WDACP Administration [PDF] Plan of Administration - Participating Counties
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Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program
Wisconsin has a program that assists farmers when wildlife damages their agricultural crops. The Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program (WDACP) provides damage prevention assistance and partial compensation to farmers when wild deer, elk, bear…
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Wolf ecology and track training courses
For many years, the Wisconsin DNR has incorporated the use of trained citizen scientists to assist staff biologists in monitoring important wildlife populations. The annual winter carnivore snow tracking survey has included citizen science…
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Swans in Wisconsin
Three swan species can be found in Wisconsin -- trumpeter, tundra and the non-native mute swan. Trumpeter and tundra swans are migratory species whereas mute swans are an introduced non-native species that tend to remain year-round. All have white…
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Wildlife stamp funding and stamp design contest
For many years, Wisconsin's wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp programs have provided opportunities for wildlife and habitat management, with efforts directed toward key species. Turkey, pheasant and waterfowl hunters are required to purchase…