In just three days, 216 gray wolves were slaughtered in Wisconsin — 20% of the state’s wolf population. Just as they were beginning breeding season, wolves were set upon by hound-hunters or caught in leg-hold traps. Many of these wolves died unspeakably painful deaths in the cold. This unprecedented mass killing of Wisconsin's wolves is a brutal reminder of what happens when states manage wolves. Just before leaving office, Trump stripped federal protection from nearly every wolf in the lower 48