Conflicts with farmers and hunters continue as the state’s wolf population has risen from extinction in 1960 to more than 900 animals today.
Author Archives: Rich Kremer
Rich Kremer is a reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio. He came to WPR from WTCH Radio in Shawano where he worked as news director. Before that, he was a host for Midwest Communications in Duluth and also worked as an intern at WPR's Northern Regional Bureau in Superior. Rich has won state, regional, and national awards for news writing, spot news, and best use of audio. Rich has a degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Superior
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CWD spreads on deer and elk farms as Wisconsin’s control efforts stumble
Rapidly growing numbers of cases of chronic wasting disease are appearing on deer and elk farms and hunting ranches in Wisconsin at the same time the state has pulled back on rules and procedures designed to limit the spread of the fatal brain disease among its captive and wild deer.