Wildlife Habitat
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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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Bald Eagles in Wisconsin
Once endangered, bald eagles have made a remarkable comeback in Wisconsin. Their recovery was made possible by the national ban on the pesticide DDT, added protections under federal and state endangered species laws, river cleanups, donations and…
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Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) have low and declining populations and are in need of conservation action. They include plants, lichens, mosses, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates like insects, crayfish, snails and…
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Natural communities & Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The 2025 WWAP has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We are in the process of updating our WWAP web pages.
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Wisconsin Damage Abatement and Claims Field Manual
2019 Appraisal Method Update Summary [PDF] Chemical Warning [PDF] Damage Identification – General [PDF] Bear [PDF] Deer