Stevens County

Due to ongoing depredation issues in Pend Oreille and Stevens counties, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Onion Creek wolf pack.  Just a few weeks ago, WDFW lethally removed two wolves, a yearling female and an adult male, from the Onion Creek territory.  Since A...

Following another depredation on livestock in the Onion Creek wolf pack territory, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is once again considering lethal removal of a wolf or wolves from the northeast corner of the state.   On September 19th, WDFW lethally removed two wolves, a yearling female and an adult male, from the Onion Creek pack territory following a series of livestock depredati

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is discussing the possibility of killing a wolf, or multiple wolves, from the Onion Creek wolf pack in the northeast corner of the state.  As of last week, staff have investigated three confirmed depredation events in the pack territory across Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, resulting in three dead livestock within a period of 30 days.  These c...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week that a male wolf from the Dominion pack in Steven County was recently killed.  On July 31st, WDFW Director Kelly Susewind approved the lethal removal of one wolf from the pack following a string of depredations of cattle dating back to mid-June.  Susewind note...

Due to repeated cattle depredations in Stevens County, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Dominion pack.  WDFW Director Kelly Susewind noted the authorization is consistent with the guidance of the state's Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and the lethal removal provisions of the department's wolf-livestock interaction

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Since 2008 the gray wolf population across Washington has grown nearly 28%, annually.  And despite that continual increase, the wolves remain on the endangered list.  State Representative Joel Kretz would like to give northeast Washington counties the ability to delist the wolf.  The Wauconda area...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and a host of conservation organizations are offering a reward of $51,400 to anyone with information about the illegal killing of six wolves in Stevens County.  WDFW investigators say the wolves, all from the Wedge Pack, were poisoned earlier this year.  Fi...

With cases of avian influenza adding up across the state, the Washington state veterinarian is asking bird owners to double down on biosecurity measures. On Wednesday, the WSDA announced the confirmation multiple cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in non-commercial backyard flocks in Pierce County ...

Last week, the Washington state Department of Agriculture awarded the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Management grant to the Cattle Producers of Washington. The Association will receive $397,440 for its wolf deterrence project. CPoW’s project involves using conflict specialists to address wolf issues in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties. I ...