Timber Wolf Shot In Monroe County
Conservation wardens with the state Department of Natural Resources are investigating the shooting of a timber wolf in Monroe County.
The dead wolf was discovered Sunday by a deer hunter. The wolf was found in Monroe County in the Town of New Lyme, an area known to be inhabited by wolves. Two DNR wardens found the wolf and made a preliminary determination the wolf had been killed by a firearm.
Wolves are currently listed as an endangered species in Wisconsin by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The DNR is asking anyone with information that might help wardens in this case to contact Warden Modjeski at 608-269-0246 or the DNR TIP line at 800-847-9367.
For additional information on identifying protected species during the gun hunt please visit the DNR web site at dnr.wi.gov.