Latest WI DNR wolf policy invite needs an asterisk. I'll supply it.

Another Wisconsin wolf policy announcement came by email Friday, below. 

It needs close examination because:

1. The state's Natural Resources policy [sic] board - chaired by a Walker appointee who refuses to relinquish his now-expired appointment, influence and seat - just arbitrarily threw out a DNR staff fall wolf kill recommendation of 130.

2. And substituted instead - against the recommendations of DNR staffers, scientists, Native American and allied advocates - the authorized and unprecedented science-free wolf-slaughter of 300 wolves. It's a number pulled from a Republican special interests' grab bag of bloody treats that echoes the winter, 2021 all-too-predictable Wisconsin quota-busting overkill, so...

I urge the DNR and the WNRB to add this simple disclaimer to future invitations for public participation in decisions which effect the people's water, land, clean air and wildlife:

*Note: Any decision by the Department of Natural Resources or its oversight body Wisconsin Natural Resources Board is subject to partisan tampering, special-interest manipulation or outright cancellation regardless of documentation, facts or other pesky evidence and/or commonsense.

This will add some truth-in-advertising to the way Wisconsin continues to do business despite elections, procedural norms and basic democratic fairness, and may help cut down on the amount of time which citizens have been wasting as they are reminded again that the deck is stacked in favor of special interests and their expanding and partisan embrace of death cult politics.

Here is the DNR's Friday invitation:

Wolf Management Plan Committee Virtual Meeting Aug. 19 – Open To Public

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold the second of four Wolf Management Plan Committee meetings on Thursday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The meeting will be held virtually, and the public is invited to attend and observe the proceedings. No pre-registration required, and public comments will not be taken during the meeting.

Those wishing to attend can use this link to watch a livestream of the meeting.

The Wolf Management Plan Committee has been formed to discuss important issues related to wolf management in Wisconsin and to provide input as the department updates the state’s wolf management plan. More information on the wolf management plan update process and timeline, including the formation, membership and work of this committee, is available on the DNR wolf management plan web page.

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