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Whitetails Unlimited: New CWD Findings Could Cause New Wave Of Fear - Different disease test shows CWD cases in 12 other WI counties.
Wildlife Refuges Increase Property Values - Land near refuges grow in value, according to new study.
DNR Hosting Seven Deer Herd Management Meetings In South Central Wisconsin - March meetings are in advance of pending changes to CWD control efforts.
Area Leaders Question DNR's Plan To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease - Skepticism found in SE Wisconsin.
Chronic Wasting Disease Focus Of Open House In Kenosha And Walworth Counties - Feb. 19 DNR sponsored gathering will offer info and forum for feedback.
As Mad Deer Roam Freely, Scientists Worry - CWD and Mad Cow disease similarities are bothersome.
WI Company Developing One Minute Test For CWD - Test could replace current waiting time of 5-10 days.
Third Diseased Deer Found In Rock County - CWD infected yearling shot near Clinton.
Nine Additional Cases Of CWD Found In N. Illinois - And the Denver Post reports that wildlife managers think wolves may be a potential ally in CWD fight.
12,000 Deer Killed In CWD Eradication Zone - Eradicating the disease by shrinking the herd could take 2 decades.
4th Deer Tests Positive For CWD On Portage Co. Game Farm - The whitetail was 51/2 years old and born on the game farm.
Hunters Need Help Moving Deer To Stands - Ample bait piles allow deer to feed at night, bed down during the day, says outdoor writer Ed Culhane.
Readers Speak Out On Deer Baiting - Pat Durkin's column generates many opinions.
CWD Found In Rock County Doe - Listen to the WI Public Radio story. [this steaming audio file requires real player.]
Three More Deer Herds Quarantined On Game Farms - Portage County investigation of CWD expands.
Job Creation Plan Won't Harm Environment - Democrats say bill would weaken pollution laws.
- WI League of Conservation Voters says the bill is less about jobs and more about pursuing a radical right-wing agenda.
- Job creation or job destruction, asks Midwest Environmental Advocates of bill's Republican sponsors.
- WI Wildlife Federation opposes the "lake, stream and job destruction act." [52kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]
- Say No to pollute our air and water act, says Sierra Club. [96kb pdf file.]
- Bill destroys jobs, land and open government, says River Alliance.[35kb pdf file.]
- Send a personal note to your legislators about this bill with this action alert.
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance For Walworth And Waukesha Counties Underway - Hunters urged to turn in heads for disease sampling.
Dioxin Suspected In Lake Trout Demise - New study may exonerate lamprey, commercial fishing.
Five More Deer Test Positive For CWD - Deer killed in Mt. Horeb eradication zone. And CWD could cost nation $100 billion, according to Colorado State University study.
Navigable Waterway Law To Be Challenged - Proposed change would reclassify state’s streams.
- Rep. Miller attacks the bill for slashing public access to waterways. [12kb pdf file. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
- Clean Wisconsin says public would lose fishing, hunting, and recreating rights on thousands of miles of state waters [8kb pdf file.]
- WI League of Conservation Voters says public would lose access to one-third of state's streams.
Second Deer At Farm Has CWD - Quarantine continues on Portage County game hunting farm.
Forest Keepers - Menominee have been practicing sustainable forestry for centuries. And Chippewa Care For The Lakes Of The Northwoods - Wi. State Journal continues series on tribal policies.
Exotic Water Flea Hops To Inland Waters, Threatening Fish - Fleas may cut into food for fish.
Don't Get The Wrong Idea About The Deer Hunt Boycott - Pat Durkin uncovers some interesting tidbits behind the boycott.
Bad River Chippewa Make Huge Land Buy - Bad River Chippewa to protect forest, wetlands after landmark land buy. And read the news release from the Nature Conservancy which brokered the transaction. [6kb pdf file. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
Frankenfish Cousin Found In State - Appearance underscores Wisconsin's vulnerability to exotic species, DNR says.
Bill Would Slash State Protection For Thousands Of Miles Of Streams - 130 years of protection would be overturned for some of state's most valuable waterways. [53kb pdf file. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
DNR Announces Bounty For CWD Deer - Program will pay both landowners and hunters.
Chronic Wasting Disease May Lurk In Soil - Infectious proteins cling to clay found across Wisconsin, research says. And some hunters announce a boycott over baiting ban. [88kb pdf file. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
DNR Board Adopts Emergency Deer Baiting Ban - Rule would expire after 150 days and cover 22 counties in southern and central WI. And editorial writers at the Appleton Post-Crescent and Wisconsin State Journal [15kb pdf file] weigh in on the baiting/feeding ban.
Proximity, Wasting Disease Linked - Experts: Study supports ban on feeding, baiting deer, according to Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article. And read the report that suggests that decades of containment may be necessary.
DNR Board Rejects Deer Baiting Changes - Future of ban in question as legislators lock horns with DNR. Ban could end today.
- Baiting ban draws support from Conservation Congress , WI Farm Bureau, and Wisconsin State Journal . [15kb and 46kb pdf files. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
- DNR staff offers plan to keep baiting ban in place through 2003. And listen to the streaming audio from DNR wildlife expert Tom Hauge appearance on WI public radio. [This is a real audio format.]
Assembly Review Committee Orders DNR To Lift Deer Feeding Ban - CWD imposed ban falls to pressure of feed mills and stores.
DNR To Use Rapid Test For Deer Disease - Hunters waiting months for results will no longer be necessary. And listen to a discussion about baiting and the DNR's approach to CWD control in this Real Audio clip.
CWD Infected Deer Found In Walworth Co. - Three year old female shot in city park outside of new herd reduction zone. And read the Janesville GazetteXtra's coverage of the story.
Divisive Baiting, Feeding Issue In The Headlights - Are Republicans playing politics with the issue?
State orders killing of deer on deer farm - Portage county herd to be tested for suspected CWD. And the farm owner vows to fight the death order.
Kind Calls For Action On Wildlife Funding Shortfall - Bush and Congress need to address lack of money for routine maintenance and operations. [36kb pdf file. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.
$1000 A Head For CWD Deer In WI? - Public Radio's Larry Meiller interviews DNR chief Scott Hassett [this is a Real Player audio file].
Conservation Groups In A Holding Pattern - State Stewardship funds part of budget uncertainties.
Landowners Share Deer Disease Fears - Public seeks answers on Illinois and Wisconsin approaches to CWD, according to Janesville Gazette.
NRB stays 4-3 on DNR baiting, feeding - Board rejects 2 gallon pail compromise, according to Wisconsin Outdoor News. And read Pat Durkin's Green Bay Press-Gazette column, Angry Mob Will Win When Ban Gets Put To The Test.
Doyle Can't Restore DNR License, Fee Increases - "I can't veto things back into the budget," Doyle tells the Sheboygan Press.
New CWD Zone Established By DNR - Eradication zone along Illinois border where diseased deer have been found in N. Illinois. [15kb pdf file. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
DNR Board Upholds Ban On Deer Baiting - This streaming audio file uses Real Audio Player. [Click here for a free download if you need the player.]
Targeting CWD - Can the state shoot its way out of the crisis?
Doyle Blasts Changes To Hunting And Fishing License Fee Proposal - "Extremely shortsighted attack by Joint Finance Committee," says Doyle to the LaCrosse Tribune. And read what Doyle said to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on the issue.
Increase Fees Says League Of Conservation Voters - DNR needs revenue for managing and protecting fish and wildlife resources. [If you have trouble reading this pdf file, try downloading the latest free copy of Acrobat Reader. Click here for the download. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
Rep. Kind Introduces Two CWD Bills In Congress - Goal is to make the federal gov't a more effective partner with the states.
Read how wildlife activities boost local economies.
Conservation Groups Push For Fee Increases - Money needed for resource management, say groups at annual Conservation Congress meeting. [this is a big file and may take some time to download; if you don't have the latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version of this article if you contact us.]
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Forms Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force - Wi. Rep's Kind and Ryan co-chair the caucus and seek to raise Congressional awareness of CWD.
Stewardship Fund Cuts Hold Serious Implications For The North - Cuts show a lack of understanding about the state's values, Sen. Jauch tells the Ashland Daily Press.
Senator Kohl Asks USDA For More CWD Funding - With 200 positive cases of the fatal brain disease found in WI deer, Kohl wants the fed's to commit to future disease control funding.
Feingold Calls Administration's Handling Of CWD Unacceptable - Fed's miss deadline for detailing CWD control plan.
Editorial: Slap At The Great Outdoors - Cuts in hunting and fishing license fees "take money away from programs that attract deer hunters and other sportsmen and women to the state," says Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Selling Public Land Only A Temporary Fix For State Budget - This is horrible, horrible policy, says Stevens Point Journal.
Joint Finance Comm's Plan For DNR Land Sale Illegal - Illegal diversion of federal conservation funds says WI Wildlife Federation.
WI Rep's Reintroduce Federal CWD Action Plan - Unified federal strategy goal of bipartisan group of state Senators and Representatives.
Respect Our Ethics - Respect the land, respect the community argues Kathy Pielsticker of the WI League of Conservation Voters.
Panel Rejects 3 DNR-backed Land Purchases - Refusals are first in state Stewardship program's history, says Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel.
UW Study: All Deer Susceptible To CWD - Genetic barriars won't stop disease, according to Madison Capitol Times story.
Wisconsin Climate Changing Says New Report - Inland lakes, coldwater fisheries, wetlands and agriculture at risk.
Four More Elk Farm Herds Are Quarantined - CWD contamination fears prod state action following positive disease ID in Manitowoc County.
Senators Feingold And Kohl Gain Amendment Requiring Federal Role In CWD Fight - Help will create coordinated federal plan of action.
Medical College Of Wisconsin Urges Use Of Genetics To Battle CWD - Encourage spread of disease resistant deer through management of herd growth.
The Killer Among Us - What state officials aren't telling you about chronic wasting disease, the politics and blunders behind its spread and the true dangers, as reported by Milwaukee Magazine.
DNR Faces Park Funds Shortfall - $4 million deficit adds to financial woes already pinching hunting, fishing and wildlife budget, according to Green Bay Press Gazette.
DNR Identifies Special Places Deserving Protection In 50 Year Plan - Land legacy project considers future conservation and public recreation needs. And read the Green Bay Press Gazette's story on the protection effort.
Critic Accuses DNR Of Political Agenda On CWD - Disease agent could linger for years in the soil of hot spots. And the fatal deer disease may be spreading, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Chronic Wasting Disease Spreads To Minnesota - Disease found in captive elk herd in state, reports Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Volunteer Monitoring Resources - Citizens are working to monitor, study and protect birds, fish, frogs, groundwater, watersheds and much much more. And, read how citizen monitoring of a watershed works.
Mad Deer Website - Wisconsin hunter Jay Newman of Argyle, compiles a comprehensive web site devoted to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.
50 New State Natural Areas Proposed - Additions on state property would mark 50 year anniversary of program. Click here to see a list of the state's Natural Areas in each Wisconsin county.
DNR's Biodiversity Report - Report provokes discussion and explores how conservation of ecosystems can be built into the agency's resource management strategy.
Willow Flowage Master Plan Needs Support For Quiet Area - Draft plan ignores public support for a significant non-motorized area.
Willow On My Mind - A fishing and gazing sojourn in the Willow Flowage.
December Hearings on Conservation Reserve Programs - support needed for preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat on marginal and vulnerable farmlands.
Number of Hunters and Anglers Falls in 1997 - their expenditures continue to rise, however.
Teaming With Wildlife - proposal aims to raise funds for non-game species conservation.
Bizzare misshapen frogs and amphibians are appearing in Wisconsin's outdoors. What's going on? A Milwaukee gathering of researchers looks at the problem.
The DNR's Top Warden, Tom Harelson, notifies DNR Secreatary George Meyer that they are falling behind in their ability to protect Wisconsin's resources. See what has Warden Harelson worried.
The Stewardship Network is proud to host Fitchburg's 9 Springs Network, which is "Working to protect and enhance the Nine Springs E-Way."
THE E.M. GRIFFITH FOREST RESTORATION AND RECREATION AREA A PROPOSAL BY THE NORTHWOODS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE LAKELAND AREA
Sierra Club's Great Lakes Initiative (GLI) Mailing
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