Wisconsin to euthanize 6500 pheasants over cholera risk
The Wisconsin DNR announced the disposal of about 6,500 rooster pheasants at the Poynette state game farm due to avian cholera. About 9,000 roosters were awaiting release when the outbreak was found, and 4,100 more roosters in other pens were slated for sacrifice to prevent wild spread. Officials will monitor the remaining Poynette breeding flock for signs of mortality and pursue vaccines and sanitation measures.
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Plan to hire more state foresters dies
The Natural Resources Board rejected an ambitious foresters program and approved a 6.5 million dollar budget review bill for the Department of Natural Resources. John Brogan of Green Bay urged adding 18 foresters to 12 existing hires for one year with permanent status later. He projected 1.23 million in annual stumpage gains and a 31.5 million pulpwood product total, while John Lawton urged limiting new positions. The board split 4 to 2 against expanding staff, citing fiscal caution and a Joint Finance Committee budget context.
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Wisconsin Eagles and Ospreys See Nesting Rise
The state reports a strong nesting year for bald eagles and ospreys. Bald eagle nests held 179 fledglings from 150 nests, up from 168 from 140 nests last year. Osprey nests rose from 126 in 1978 to 143 active, with 185 hatched, a 43 percent productivity gain. Twelve eagles and two ospreys were shot in the last year, with shooting over 40 percent of bald eagle deaths in the Midwest.
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