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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 ...

Last week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife killed the two known remaining members of the Wedge wolf pack. The Department confirmed the killing of the adult male and adult female Thursday. WDFW said the former Stevens County pack was responsible for 16 depredations, with the last one coming August 1st ...

Last week, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind authorized the lethal removal of one to two wolves from the Leadpoint pack in northern Stevens County. Thursday’s announcement came in response to repeated depredations of cattle on private grazing lands. Sin ...

On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the lethal removal of an adult, non-breeding female member of the Wedge wolf pack. The Department says this pack has repeatedly preyed on cattle on public and private grazing lands in Stevens County ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was called out to another wolf depredation on private pastureland in Stevens County last week. An 800-pound calf was found with bite wounds and lacerations on Wednesday June 17th. Investigators say this was the 4th depredation since May 11th to occur in the Wedge pack territory ...

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Togo pack was responsible for a wolf depredation in the NE corner of the state. The injured calf was reported Friday, June 5th in northern Ferry County. WDFW said the calf had injuries consistent with a wolf attack, including bite marks, punctures, lacerations, and a large infected wound on the hamstring ...

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Wedge Pack is responsible for two more wolf depredations in Stevens County this month. On Tuesday, May 19th, WDFW crews were called to private pasture land to a report of a dead calf ...

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Wedge pack is responsible for a wolf depredation that occurred in northern Stevens County last week. On Monday, May 11th, WDFW crews were called out to the calf found injured on private pastureland ... Read More ...

On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that elk hoof disease has been confirmed in a Yakima area herd. The disease can cause hoof deformities leading to hooves sloughing off and even death. This is the first confirmed case of the disease in the Yakima herd ...

Washington's wolf population continues to increase. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the 2019 wolf count shows a population at the highest levels since the 1930's, the last time wolves could be hunted in the state ...