MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to invalidate Wisconsin's new wolf management plan, accusing state wildlife officials of violating the state's open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters.
The Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance, also known as Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife, filed the latest lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court.
The organization describes itself as a statewide group of hunters, farmers, politicians, business owners and animal welfare advocates who support science-based conservation.
Adam Payne, the department secretary at the time, announced revisions were coming after the February talks with the organizations that favor further limiting the wolf population.
The Department of Natural Resources adopted a wolf management plan in 1999 that called for capping the population at 350 wolves.
Persons:
Adam Payne, Molly Meister
Organizations:
Farmers, Lakes Wildlife Alliance, Wisconsin Wolf, Wildlife, Dane County Circuit Court, of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, Wisconsin Association of Sporting Dogs, Natural Resources, DNR
Locations:
MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin, Dane County