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JANUARY 22, 2011 | SHOW #604
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 RESULTS FOR POLL s603 Do you have confidence in the new leadership of the Wisconsin DNR? YES 83% | NO 0% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 17% | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Do you approve of Wisconsin DNR secretary Cathy Stepp’s picks for division managers? BACKGROUND:  MADISON – Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp announced that six long-time DNR employees are among seven appointments to her senior management team. “I believe in this agency,” Stepp said. “We have the best and the brightest in state government right here. There is strength in picking leaders from within with knowledge of the agency and established respect by both employees and externals. I am proud of the strong team we’ve assembled,” she said. Stepp announced that former DNR Deputy Secretary Al Shea, 57, will play a major role in her administration. “Al Shea will be in a newly created position as the fourth member of the Secretary's Office. He will be taking the agency lead on business support, organizational effectiveness and sustainability.” She noted more information on this new role will be forthcoming. Stepp named the following to head up DNR’s six divisions:
The six administrators will be starting their new positions over the next two weeks. Earlier this month, Stepp announced her choice for Deputy Secretary, Waukesha Attorney Matt Moroney, and for Executive Assistant, Scott Gunderson, 16-year 83rd Assembly District Representative. All appointees will receive the same salary as their predecessors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DNR deer research effort to begin in Shawano and Rusk county areasMADISON – Citizens within roughly 30 miles of Clintonville in Shawano, Waupaca and Outagamie counties and parts of Menominee County and in the area of Park Falls, Exeland and Winter in Price, Rusk and Sawyer counties soon may witness something never seen before in Wisconsin; a low-flying helicopter ranging through the skies with a live deer slung underneath. The event is the first stage of a multi-year effort by wildlife researchers to follow and document the causes of death in bucks, does and fawns due to predators, hunters, vehicles and natural events.
Researchers will capture 60–90 adult deer each in the Shawano and Rusk County areas with nets from a helicopter, transport each deer to a processing area where scientists, biologists and volunteers will weigh, sex, age, take blood samples, install radio transmitters and ear tags, assess body condition and perform ultrasounds, and release the deer. Radio transmitters will allow deer to be monitored until the deer dies. Bucks will be monitored mainly for cause of death. Does will be monitored for cause of death and whether or not they deliver fawns. Flights will take place during late January/early February in 2011 through 2014. Deer will also be captured with box traps and netted cage traps set out on cooperating landowner properties and monitored by field staff and volunteers. During mid-May through mid-June of 2011 and 2012, scientists, biologists and volunteers will capture and put radio collars on 40 fawns each in the Shawano and Rusk County areas and subsequently monitor each fawn for cause of death during their first year until the radio collar falls off as it is designed to do as the animal approaches its first birthday. “Critical to the success of this effort are landowners in the study areas willing to allow us to capture deer on their properties and volunteers to help us process deer and monitor them through the seasons,” said Chris Jacques, DNR research scientist and lead researcher for this project. Volunteers may sign up online. “This is a multi year effort and we will need volunteers throughout the project,” adds Jacques. “This is an opportunity to literally do hands-on research with deer. It’s a real boots on the ground effort. Volunteers are needed to accompany biologists and assist in processing captured deer and in monitoring survival and movements of marked deer. We’re telling folks that we’d like at least a full day of their time each time they participate on deer capture events. You’ll probably come home cold, tired and dirty but you’ll be making a real contribution to our knowledge of white-tails in Wisconsin and helping to support science-based wildlife management.” Research partners include the Department of Natural Resources
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RESULTS ► POLL s537 Should commercial trap nets be banned from Lake Michigan each year until Labor Day? YES 50% | NO 0% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 50% | OTHER 0% IMPRESSIONS: 188 | RESPONSES: 2 | COMMENTS: 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| New DNR black bear and bobcat reporting site MADISON – Hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts can help monitor and document the expanding distribution of black bears and bobcats in Wisconsin through a new on-line reporting form that allows the public to submit black bear and bobcat observations.  The Department of Natural Resources wildlife surveys section has developed a new bear and bobcat reporting application .Black bears and bobcats are commonly found in the northern third of Wisconsin and much of the population for both species still resides in the northern counties. However, recent range expansion by both species has lead to more frequent sighting in southern counties. Wildlife officials are looking for reports of black bear sightings within areas that are outside of their normal range, particularly areas designated as “occasional” and “rare” on the distribution map. Bobcat sightings are to be reported statewide. “Direct observations from the field can provide important information for black bear and bobcat managers in tracking their movements,” said Jes Rees DNR wildlife survey technician. “Bears tend to be more visible as they distribute into new areas but bobcats are solitary secretive animals, and tracking their distribution is often difficult.” Since March 2010, DNR biologists have documented reports of bear sightings within areas designated as “occasional” and “rare” on the distribution map. The list of sightings is an informal collection of reports received from e-mails, telephone calls, and reports taken from the media. Reports from areas of the state where bears are “common” or “abundant” were not collected. Citizen monitoring has proven to be a valuable tool in resource management and an opportunity for interested citizens to contribute to our knowledge of wildlife and habitat trends,” said Brian Dhuey, DNR wildlife surveys coordinator. In addition to this new bear and bobcat monitoring effort the department has recently initiated citizen monitoring opportunities intended to collect more information on trends in deer reproductive success by reporting does and fawns seen together during the late summer and early fall, and 2010 will be the second season for the Hunter Wildlife Observation Survey which asks deer hunters to report on nine different wildlife species observed during the deer hunting seasons. The department's Bureau of Endangered Resources has a Rare Mammal Observation form to report sightings of wolf, moose, cougar, lynx, wolverine, marten, or Franklin's ground squirrel. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jes Rees (608) 221-6360 or Brian Dhuey (608) 221-6342 FWS Looks to Delist Wolves… Again
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SHOW #538 | 2010 SEPTEMBER 18
