Wildlife Habitat
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Nuisance, Urban And Damaging Wildlife
What To Do For Nuisance Or Injured Black BearsHave issues with a black bear on your property or in your neighborhood? Call our partners at the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services (USDA WS). They check voicemails daily and help…
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Wisconsin's CWD response plan
The Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan, approved by the Natural Resources Board, guides the department's approach to addressing CWD in Wisconsin. This plan is to be used from 2010-2025.
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Mourning Dove Management
Wisconsin is participating in a national plan to monitor mourning dove populations for harvest management. Biologists set a goal of capturing and banding 850 doves at several locations throughout the state with a small aluminum U.S. Fish and…
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Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
Register your car-killed deer or turkey. Call 608-267-7691 to obtain a tag for car-killed black bear. Report a car-killed deer that needs to be removed from roadway.
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Captive wildlife regulations and licenses
Wisconsin law regulates the possession of and activities involving captive wildlife. Activities that are regulated include but are not limited to taking, transporting, selling, purchasing, introducing, stocking, releasing, hunting, exhibiting,…
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Eagles in Wisconsin
The 2025 Sauk Prairie Bald Eagle Watching Days are happening on Saturday, Jan. 18. Learn more: Ferry Bluff Eagle Council.Once endangered, bald eagles have made a remarkable comeback in Wisconsin. Their recovery was made possible by the national…
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Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan (WWAP) is due for its second ten-year update at the end of 2025. Opportunities to share knowledge and technical input will be available throughout its development.Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) have…
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Natural communities & Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan (WWAP) is due for its second ten-year update at the end of 2025.