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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife says two wolves from the newly discovered pack in Columbia County have died. WDFW crews determined the pack, which is located north of the Touchet pack territory and west of the Tucannon pack territory, was responsible for repeated depredations across Columbia County ...

On Wednesday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind authorized permits for the removal of up to two wolves from Columbia County. The wolf pack in question is new and lives north of the Touchet pack territory and west of the Tucannon pack territory outside of the Tri-Cities. Susewind said this wee ...

On Thursday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind authorized the killing one one of two wolves from the Togo pack. The announcement comes following repeated cattle depredations on public and private grazing lands in Ferry County ...

According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, a calf injured on a U.S. Forest Service grazing allotment earlier this month was done so by the nearby Togo pack. Crews were called out to the injured calf on August 6th, and determined the bite marks and lacerations came from a wolf attack ...

According to the latest numbers from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the wolf population in Washington continued to grow in 2020. WDFW's annual report, released late last week shows the minimum count of wolves reached its highest levels since the species began returning to the state ...

Washington state Department of Fish and Wildfire crews were called to a possible wolf attack on a bull in the northeast corner of the state on Friday March 26th. While WDFW staff investigated, they determined the injured bull which triggered the call had not been attacked by a wolf ...

A western Washington fish hatchery said it will stop importing steelhead trout from the Columbia River and instead rely on native fish. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife said last week using fish from the region helps maintain genetic diversity of steelhead trout in the Skykomish River near the community of Index about 60 miles northeast of Seattle ...

Recreational Dungeness crab fisheries on the Washington coast from areas north of Point Chehalis will reopen to crab fishing. This includes the popular waters of Grays Harbor. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers are able to reopen these specific coastal areas after testing showed domoic acid levels in crab met standards for safe consumption ...

With the Department of the Interior's decision to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, wolf management in Washington now falls predominantly on the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. WDFW Wolf Coordinator Julia Smith said the delisting will not lead to many changes for the department since 21 of Washington's 26 packs have been in the federally delisted eastern part of the sta

On Friday, Governor Jay Inslee sent a letter to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to initiate a new rulemaking process when it comes to wolf management. Last week’s letter comes following an appeal from the Center for Biological Diversity challenging WDFW’s current wolf management rules. CBD claim ...