Fish and Wildlife, Washington

Report raises possibility of doing away with Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
After interviewing more than 100 people closely involved with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Fish and Wildlife Commission, University of Washington’s William D. Ruckelshaus Center released a report on the state of the agency on Dec. 19.
Report calls Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission 'dysfunctional'
The report, which analyzed the entire Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, is based on more than 100 interviews with people deeply familiar with the agency and the commission.
US Fish and Wildlife investigating a third illegal wolf killing in Washington
The three wolves were killed in a part of the state where wolves are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity also offered a $10,000 reward in each case in addition to the reward provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Reward up to $20,000 offered for information on each of three WA wolf killings
Conservation advocates and a federal wildlife agency are offering $20,000 for information on each of three recent wolf poaching incidents in Washington. Since October, three gray wolves have been illegally killed in Klickitat and Okanogan counties.
$20,000 reward offered after third endangered gray wolf killed in Washington state
A conservation group is teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a $20,000 reward for help catching the person or people responsible for the deaths of three gray wolves in Washington state.
Endangered wolves poached in Washington; $20K reward offered for information
After three illegal wolf killings in Washington state, the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are offering rewards.
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Improving Blacktailed Deer Population Monitoring In Southwest Washington
Discover how the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is revolutionizing blacktailed deer population monitoring in ...
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Reward up to $20,000 offered for information on each of three Washington wolf killings
On Oct. 6, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife investigated the death of an adult male gray wolf that occurred ...
Fish and Wildlife offers $10K reward in illegal killing of protected Eastern WA gray wolf
They’ve also doubled the reward for information about a killing in Oregon, about 90 minutes south of the Tri-Cities.
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Washington State Halts Rehabilitation of Cervids in Eastern Region to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease Spread
The WDFW is banning wildlife rehabilitators in Eastern Washington from accepting deer, elk, and moose from Jan. 7, 2025, to ...
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WA tribes crucial to salmon recovery, conservation throughout decades of work with state
Washington state has long been known for its forward-thinking approach in the fight to save salmon, but a key factor ...
Angler is paid record $164,000+ for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers in 2024
The top angler for 2024 caught 16,150 pikeminnow from May through Sept. 25. The second highest earner turned in 9,034 ...
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Washington State Rallies to Restore Sagebrush Habitats After Wildfires, Uniting Local Landowners and Conservation Groups
Washington State's WDFW collaborates on sagebrush habitat restoration after wildfires, planting 9,500 sagebrush plugs to ...
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Orcas or fishermen? Washington's crucial decision on net pen ban
A critical vote on Tuesday could have far-reaching impacts for both the state’s fishermen and the endangered southern ...