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Are you satisfied with the implementation of the recommendations of the Deer Trustee Report for the 2014 deer season?
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Federal court decision relists gray wolves in western Great Lakes region as endangered species
This decision returns wolves in the Great Lakes Region, including Wisconsin, to the Federal Endangered Species List. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Department of Justice legal staff are reviewing the decision to determine how it will impact Wisconsin's wolf management program. Further information will be available following this review. Immediate implications of this ruling include the following:
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Wisconsin's oldest trumpeter swan a symbol of success recovery effortsMADISON - A regal old swan spending the winter on a wild river in Burnett County stands as a remarkable symbol of the success of Wisconsin's trumpeter swan recovery program.Known by her current identification collar number - the fourth ID collar over her lifetime - 82K turned 25 last June. She hatched from an egg that was collected in the first year of the Department of Natural Resources' swan recovery program. Over a nine-year period beginning in 1989, Wisconsin biologists flew to the wilds of Alaska to collect up to 50 trumpeter swan eggs a year. Known by her current identification collar number - the fourth ID collar over her lifetime - 82K turned 25 last June. She hatched from an egg that was collected in the first year of the Department of Natural Resources' swan recovery program. Over a nine-year period beginning in 1989, Wisconsin biologists flew to the wilds of Alaska to collect up to 50 trumpeter swan eggs a year. Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl species in North America. Adults are all white and stand up to 5 feet tall, weighing between 20 and 35 pounds with a 7-foot wingspan. Market hunting and demand for their feathers brought these birds to near-extinction by the 1880s. Alaska has a healthy trumpeter swan population and studies have shown the egg collection does not harm that population. The biologists left at least two fertile eggs in each nest to ensure that the nesting pair could raise a brood. Of the 385 eggs they collected, 356 -- or 92 percent -- successfully hatched in incubators through a cooperative program with the Milwaukee County Zoo. Sumner Matteson, the DNR avian ecologist who oversaw the trumpeter swan recovery program, was one of the biologists on that trip and despite "acute air sickness," from flying in the small U.S. Fish and Wildlife float plane, collected the egg, which was labeled U-2. "I was in such a wretched state that Rod King, the USFWS pilot, even jokingly asked 'You aren't going to expire on me, are you?'," Matteson said. Despite the air sickness, Matteson and fellow DNR biologist Randy Jurewicz, now retired, were able to collect 40 eggs for Wisconsin's recovery program and another 20 eggs for a Michigan DNR recovery program. Matteson said he remembered the U-2 egg not just because it shared a name with one of his favorite rock bands, but because the resulting cygnet shared his birthday. "The U-2 egg hatched on my birthday, June 15, 1989, at the Milwaukee County Zoo, under the careful watch of Milwaukee County Zoo curator Ed Diebold and staff," Matteson said. From there she was placed in a captive-rearing program at a pond at the General Electric Medical Systems facility near Pewaukee and raised until 2 years of age, when she was banded with a USFWS band. She received her first collar before being released on May 8, 1991 at South Bass Lake in Burnett County. Swans hatched at the zoo over the nine years were either placed in the captive rearing program or an innovative decoy rearing program where they were released in the wild but reared by humans in white swan costumes. Like all swans released to the wild, 82K has been monitored over the years and has been recaptured and re-collared three times. She has successfully raised several broods of her own, nesting at the Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area, and in more recent years has been observed guiding other young birds. "Her current collar is cracked, but we won't be replacing it," Matteson said. From its humble beginning with the collection of those 40 swan eggs, the Wisconsin trumpeter swan population has steadily increased. The original recovery goal of 20 breeding pairs by 2000 was doubled; by 2009 there were more than 200 breeding pairs in the state and the species was removed from the state endangered species list. Scores of organizations, businesses and private individuals worked to carry out the recovery effort with state wildlife managers, including Milwaukee County Zoo staff, University of Wisconsin-Madison wildlife ecologists, USFWS staff and Windway Capital Corp. owners Mary and Terry Kohler of Sheboygan who flew the biologists to Alaska and back for each trip. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin played a significant role along with the Johnson Family Foundation and the Pittman-Robertson Federal-Aid-in Wildlife Restoration Fund to provide program support. As of 2-14, biologists counted 253 breeding pairs in 27 counties, with an estimated population of more than 2,000 trumpeter swans in the state. Up until now, DNR biologists have worked with local volunteers and other DNR staff to actively monitor up to 150 nests in Wisconsin annually. Those efforts found that swans generally successfully hatched three young per nest. A Burnett County couple have been keeping an eye on 82K for many years and reported to Matteson that they hadn't seen her since April and were afraid she wasn't coming back. They reported she returned in mid-November. Beginning next year, Matteson said, Wisconsin will move to a new monitoring system as part of the North American Trumpeter Swan Survey. Instead of biologists or volunteers tracking individual nests, aerial surveys will fly transects to obtain a population estimate. At least that is the plan for general population monitoring. For 82K, who has surpassed the general life expectancy of a swan in the wild of 18 to 20 years, there will still be a biologist with a shared birthday keeping his eyes on the matriarch of the Wisconsin trumpeter swan recovery effort. Read more here: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Residents in 50 states invested in the protection of Wisconsin's public lands in 2014Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund brings in $90,000 since inceptionHunters, anglers, campers and other outdoors enthusiasts from all over the country showed their love this year for Wisconsin's state parks, natural areas, wildlife areas and fisheries by making a donation to the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund. Donations came in from residents of every state, two Canadian provinces and even the armed services, helping to make the fund's first year a resounding success. "If your family is like mine you have fished, hunted, camped and hiked our gorgeous state and cherished every moment," said Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp. "The Cherish Fund is committed to enhancing our public lands and waters so future generations can also enjoy our great outdoors." The Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund was created through unanimous bipartisan legislation to "protect, restore and improve habitat for Wisconsin's plants and animals" on state-owned lands. In a unique public-private partnership, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin holds and manages the fund as an endowment. "We are so grateful to everyone who has made an investment in the natural places that make Wisconsin a truly special place," said Ruth Oppedahl, executive director of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin. "We can all envision a place in Wisconsin we cherish, where we fell in love with hunting, fishing, birding, camping or hiking. Those are the places we are going to be able to care for and manage with the Cherish Fund." Since the 2013 kickoff, the Cherish Fund has brought in more than $90,000. The bulk of those funds came from $2 donations from the purchase of hunting and fishing licenses, and state park stickers and trail passes through DNR's Automated License Issuance System. More than 25,000 individuals agreed to give at least $2 when prompted during registration. Donations also came in from campers reserving campsites through Reserve America, on the Cherish Fund's website and in the form of planned gifts to the Natural Resources Foundation. "Wisconsin has a strong tradition of protecting land, but now needs to responsibly manage those public lands," said Charlie Luthin, former executive director of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and Cherish Fund donor. "I am proud to have helped create the Cherish Wisconsin Fund and am happy to be one of the early donors to it. I encourage like-minded conservationists to support the Fund to ensure proper stewardship of our public lands long into the future." Over the next year, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin aims to bolster the dollar amount of donations that come in, ensuring the restoration and permanent protection of beloved natural places such as Crex Meadows, Horicon Marsh, Tiffany Bottoms and the White River Fishery Area, among many others. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin provides sustainable funding for Wisconsin's most imperiled species and public lands, while helping citizens connect with our state's unique natural places. Learn more HERE. Learn more about the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund. READ MORE HERE ... FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Friday, December 26, 2014
DSORe eNews Vol.9 Issue S952
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