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  • First photo in 40 years of grizzly bear in Washington State’s North Cascades

    Ralph Maughan

    Though USFWS has long estimated 5-10 grizzlies in area, there have been no photos- Grizzly bear photographed in the North Cascades. Seattle Post Intelligencer

  • Washington State State releases revised gray-wolf plan

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s pretty good — 15 wolf packs is the goal- The release of the new plan came after huge public input — almost 70,000 comments and 19 public meetings around the state. Story: State releases revised gray-wolf plan. By K.C. Mehaffey. The Wenatchee World published in the Seattle Times. The crazies, having been defeated at…

  • Oregon and Washington will also take on feral pigs

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho’s feral hog population has been reduced to 20. OR, WA hope to duplicate that success- The suspected source of the pigs is California where they are an invasive species causing some significant damage. Oregon and Washington to reduce, hopefully eradicate, feral pigs. Seattle Times. AP

  • Wolves remain on Washington state’s endangered list

    Ralph Maughan

    Washington Fish and Wildlife Department is firm that wolves remain protected under state law in all of the state- Wolves are federally delisted in much of Eastern Washington now, but the state’s own endangered species act protects them all throughout the state. Officials recently reminded folks. The state only has a half dozen to a…

  • Rare photo shows 8 cougars on Washington state game trail

    Ralph Maughan

    Unusual proximity of so many mountain lions probably possible because of familial relationships- Several factors probably explain how 8 cougars, very territorial animals, came together to feed on a dead cow on a cliff near Soap Lake, Washington.  The first is that it is winter. Prey are concentrated into a small area and in this…

  • Skinned corpse of wolf discovered in Washington State

    Ken Cole

    State won’t say from which pack This is bad news for Washington’s small wolf population but it sounds like the the case of a previous poaching incident from 2009 is still open and progressing. We’ve heard rumors that charges may be filed soon in the poaching of wolves from the Lookout Pack in north central…

  • ‘Shoot’ remark was unnerving

    Ken Cole

    During a talk in Spokane, Washington given by the director of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department about how budget cuts were affecting the department the subject of wolves came up and then things got ugly. A response blurted out from the middle of the room: “Why don’t we shoot some legislators?” a man said.…

  • Elk herd prospers on Hanford, WA nuclear reservation

    Ralph Maughan

    Dry country elk herd’s major difficulty said to be agricultural damage- I didn’t know anything about the elk in this part of Washington state. I’m glad learn that a herd of 600-700 was established 30 years ago and does well. Elk continue to thrive in Mid-Columbia desert. By Annette Cary, Herald staff writer

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