Lone wolves no longer; With population booming, debate over state efforts to control them intensifies

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 16, 2006| Author: LEE BERGQUIST | Copyright information

Park Falls The gray wolf is on a roll.

Its population is booming. Lone wolves have turned up in every corner of the state. And increasingly, residents are reporting a growing number of close encounters with this elusive predator.

"Nobody is alive in Wisconsin who has experienced this kind of wolf population," said Adrian Wydeven, the top wolf expert with the state Department of Natural Resources.

"There has been nothing like this since the 1800s."

Wolves have been ...

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