Kelly Susewind

Just days after Governor Jay Inslee asked that the state kill fewer wolves, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced a wolf was killed in the state’s southeast region.  WDFW said on September 25th an adult female member of the Grouse Flats pack was killed.  It is be...

Governor Jay Inslee is asking the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill fewer wolves in the northeast corner of the state.  In a letter written to Director Kelly Susewind this week, Inslee asked that changes be made to the gray wolf recovery program to increase the reliance on non-lethal methods and to “significantly” reduce the need of lethal removal of wolves.  Inslee said th.

Following a recent confirmed depredation, lethal action has been authorized against a southeast Washington wolf pack.  On Tuesday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind approved the incremental removal of wolves from the Grouse Flats pack.  Th...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed last week a wolf depredation in the Southeastern corner of the state.  Investigators said a producer called to report an injured cow on private pasture land Wednesday September 11th in Asotin County.  In...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife continues to keep a close eye on the Togo Pack in Ferry County.  Early last month, WDFW Director Kelly Susewind reauthorized the lethal removal of the two remaining wolves from the Togo Pack.  Th...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife continues to keep a close eye on the Togo Pack in Ferry County.  Early last month, WDFW Director Kelly Susewind reauthorized the lethal removal of the two remaining wolves from the Togo Pack.  Th...

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed last week the removal of a Ferry County wolf pack.  WDFW confirmed that the four known remaining members of the OPT wolf pack were shot and killed.  A series of WDFW investigations showed that pack was responsible for 29 depredation incidents in the past year.  The las...

Last week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it had killed the four known remaining members of the Old Profanity wolf pack in Ferry County.  A series of WDFW investigations had shown the pack responsible for 29 depredations since September 2018.  ...

As the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife continues to look at killing members of the Togo pack in Ferry County, word comes that pack was responsible for three depredations last week.  Earlier this month, WDFW Director Kelley Susewind authorized the lethal removal of wolves from that pack.  An...

Late last week, a King County Superior Court Commissioner denied a motion for a temporary injunction that would have prohibited the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife from killing wolves in the Old Profanity Territory pack.  Because of Thursday’s decision, the Department can remove wolves from the OPT pack as authorized July 31st by WDFW Director Kelly Susewind.   A...