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Politics & Government
10:08 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

Gov. Snyder signs controversial 'wolf hunt' bill

Credit Nancy Warren
A gray wolf in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed SB 288 and 289 this afternoon. The bills pave the way for a limited wolf hunt to take place in the Upper Peninsula this fall. It also goes around a referendum aimed at stopping a wolf hunt.

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The Environment Report
9:00 am
Tue May 7, 2013

U.P. residents weigh in on proposed wolf hunt (part 1)

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A wolf pup, about three months old, in Mass City, MI.
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A wolf visiting the Warren's property in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Credit Tracy Brooks/Mission Wolf/USFWS
Michigan's gray wolf population in the U.P. is estimated to be 658 animals.
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You can listen to today's Environment Report above or read the story below.

This week, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission is expected to vote on whether to authorize a wolf hunt.

The hunt would take place in three separate zones in the Upper Peninsula. 

I traveled to the U.P. to talk with people who live near wolves to get their thoughts on the proposed hunt.

For many years, gray wolves were listed as an endangered species in Michigan. That ended last year.  But the battle between the wolves and locals in the Upper Peninsula has been going on for some time.   

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