Chronic Wasting Disease, (CWD) was first found in the Wisconsin White Tail Deer population in 2001. In this update, Perpetual Notion Machine host Robert W. Monthey welcomes Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Health Conservation Specialist, Amanda Kamps. Monthey and Kamps talk about the history of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin, and how the disease […]
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board and the Wolf Hunt
With wolf hunting season approaching, today Patty spends the hour with Tony Wilkin Gibart from Midwest Environmental Advocates, former Natural Resources Board chair Dave Clausen, and Fred Clark from Wisconsin’s Green Fire. They talk about the upcoming wolf hunt, the history of Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board, how it works with (or doesn’t) the DNR, and […]
City Of Madison resumes goose management strategies
Around this time each year, the Madison Parks Division contends with an overabundance of geese. Frequently, that happens in local parks, where birds can come into confrontation with humans and also leave behind bodily waste. The Parks Division uses a variety of methods to control the population of Canada geese. Those methods include, among other […]
Operation Wolf Patrol and Wisconsin’s Controversial Wolf Hunt
Wisconsin’s wolf hunt earlier this year drew national criticism. Non-Native hunters killed 216 wolves, far exceeding their quota and wiping out twenty percent of the state’s wolf population in three days. For this show, Monday host Patty Peltekos spends the hour with Joe Brown, director of the documentary film Operation Wolf Patrol, which follows the […]
New Domains: Wisconsin DNR Branches Out on TikTok
TikTok has quickly become one of the top social media apps for young people. But accounts representing local and state government are rare on the video sharing platform. One of the few success stories is the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. We spoke with Katie Grant, the Digital Communications Section Chief of the WI DNR, […]
Lobbying group sues DNR over PFAS testing
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, aiming to curtail testing of PFAS in industrial wastewater. PFAS are a family of forever chemicals linked to a number of adverse health effects. The man-made chemicals are endemic to waterways throughout the state, and have been detected in all of Madison’s lakes. […]
