State Symbol Of Peace: Mourning Dove
Mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura): Various individuals and organizations concerned with conservation and wildlife long sought a protected status for the dove. Concluding an effort that stretched over a decade, the mourning dove was added as Wisconsin's official symbol of peace and removed from the statutory definition of game birds by Chapter 129, Laws of 1971. However, an increase in the mourning dove population led to its reinstatement as a game bird in 2001 and loss of its protected status.
