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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed a wolf depredation in southeast Washington where the Grouse Flats pack calls home.   On February 3rd, WDFW was called out to a dead calf in a fenced private pasture.  The investigation revealed hemorrhaging on both back legs and the inner hide of the left leg with most of the hindquarters consumed.  All the...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says some quick thinking, cooperation, and willingness to work outside the norm led to avoiding potential problems between wolves and livestock in North Central Washington earlier this year.  In late May 2019 WDFW confirmed wolves were denning on an allotment in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.  Du...

Earlier this month, a superior court judge in Thurston County dismissed three of four claims made against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife by environmental groups.  The claims center on a case filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands in November 2018.  ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday it will extend the post-recovery public comment period by two weeks.  WDFW said this is allows Washingtonians to voice their thoughts how the gray wolf should be managed once they are no longer state listed.  ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director will hold an on-line Q&A session Tuesday evening for residents of Yakima, Kittitas, Benton and Franklin counties.  Director Kelly Susewind and his South Central Region Director, Mike Livingston, will take questions from the public in an Online Broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m.   ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director will hold an on-line Q&A session Tuesday evening for residents of Yakima, Kittitas, Benton and Franklin counties.  Director Kelly Susewind and his South Central Region Director, Mike Livingston, will take questions from the public in an Online Broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m.   T...

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 is asking farmers and other irrigators to contact them before shutting down irrigation systems for the season.  WDFW said the notification allows staff to rescue fish form irrigation canals and return them to nearby streams.  Th...