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WSDA: Hunt For Pests Underway
WSDA: Hunt For Pests Underway
WSDA: Hunt For Pests Underway
The Washington state Department of Agriculture’s annual hunt for pests that threaten the agriculture industry, as well as the environment is underway. The Department is setting up thousands of traps statewide to monitor for the introduction or spread of over 130 invasive pests and diseases, including gypsy moth, Asian giant hornet, apple maggot and Japanese beetle. W ...
Washington, B.C. To Fight Asian Giant
Washington, B.C. To Fight Asian Giant
Washington, B.C. To Fight Asian Giant
British Columbia and U.S. federal and state agencies will work together to track, trap and eradicate Asian giant hornets in the Pacific Northwest. The Asian giant hornet species was first spotted in Northwest Washington in 2019 and agencies have since been on the hunt for the invasive hornets ...
UFW, Others File Suit Over Coronavirus Concerns
UFW, Others File Suit Over Coronavirus Concerns
UFW, Others File Suit Over Coronavirus Concerns
Several unions filed a lawsuit in Washington’s Skagit County Thursday, calling for the Washington Department of Health as well as the Department of Labor and Industries to immediately update the health and safety standards impacting farm workers. ...
Wagoner: Wolves In Western Washington Concerning
Wagoner: Wolves In Western Washington Concerning
Wagoner: Wolves In Western Washington Concerning
Lawmakers in western Washington have expressed concerns after the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that a breeding pair had moved into Skagit County.  Sedro Woolley Republican Keith Wagoner is concerned about the threat those wolves pose livestock and pets.  ...
Washington Wolf Population Continues To Increase
Washington Wolf Population Continues To Increase
Washington Wolf Population Continues To Increase
The recovery of Washington's wolf population continued in 2018 as numbers of individual wolves, packs, and successful breeding pairs reached their highest levels since wolves were virtually eliminated from the state in the 1930s.   Last week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife published its annual year-end report, which shows the state has a minimum of 126 individual wolves, 27 packs,

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