Fish and Wildlife, wolf and Washington

Report calls Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission 'dysfunctional'
The report, which analyzed the entire Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, is based on more than 100 interviews with people deeply familiar with the agency and the commission.
US Fish and Wildlife investigating a third illegal wolf killing in Washington
The three wolves were killed in a part of the state where wolves are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity also offered a $10,000 reward in each case in addition to the reward provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Fish and Wildlife offers $10K reward in illegal killing of protected Eastern WA gray wolf
They’ve also doubled the reward for information about a killing in Oregon, about 90 minutes south of the Tri-Cities.
Feds investigate ‘illegal killing’ of reintroduced Colorado wolf
Federal wildlife officials announced Thursday they are seeking information related to what they called the illegal killing of a gray wolf reintroduced to Colorado as part of the state’s voter-mandated restoration program.
$20,000 reward offered after third endangered gray wolf killed in Washington state
A conservation group is teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a $20,000 reward for help catching the person or people responsible for the deaths of three gray wolves in Washington state.
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Washington State Halts Rehabilitation of Cervids in Eastern Region to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease Spread
The WDFW is banning wildlife rehabilitators in Eastern Washington from accepting deer, elk, and moose from Jan. 7, 2025, to ...
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$20,000 reward offered for info on Washington wolf killings
Conservation advocates and a federal wildlife agency are offering $20,000 for information on each of three recent wolf ...
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WA tribes crucial to salmon recovery, conservation throughout decades of work with state
Washington state has long been known for its forward-thinking approach in the fight to save salmon, but a key factor ...
Angler is paid record $164,000+ for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers in 2024
The top angler for 2024 caught 16,150 pikeminnow from May through Sept. 25. The second highest earner turned in 9,034 ...
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Washington State Rallies to Restore Sagebrush Habitats After Wildfires, Uniting Local Landowners and Conservation Groups
Washington State's WDFW collaborates on sagebrush habitat restoration after wildfires, planting 9,500 sagebrush plugs to ...
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State issues kill order for Columbia wolf pack
Wolves in all of Washington are protected by the Washington Endangered Species Act. Wolves in the western two-thirds of the ...
Is my pet safe from bird flu in Washington? Here’s what you need to know for cats and dogs
Dozens of cats across the U.S. have tested positive for avian flu, federal officials say. The west coast has been hit ...
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Balancing wildlife conservation and wastewater infrastructure in Pasco
The expansion of the Pasco Process Water Reuse Facility has been an example of how working together can lead to successful ...
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Orcas or fishermen? Washington's crucial decision on net pen ban
A critical vote on Tuesday could have far-reaching impacts for both the state’s fishermen and the endangered southern ...