Colville Tribes Not Counting Wolves On Northcentral Washington Reservation For First Time
WDFW’s soon-to-arrive annual minimum wolf count may come with an asterisk. The wolves roaming a sprawling North-central Washington reservation aren’t being tallied by tribal authorities for the first time. About a fifth of the state’s known wolves lived there at the end of 2018.
IDFG Commissioners Extend Wolf Hunting, Trapping Seasons
During a conference call on Feb. 20, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted nine proposed modifications to wolf hunting and trapping for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, extending wolf hunting opportunity, opening more areas to wolf trapping and extending trapping seasons, which all take effect immediately.
Judge To Reconsider SEPA Claims Against WDFW Wolf Removals
A King County Superior Court judge today announced he is willing to reconsider part of his ruling last month that initially reaffirmed WDFW didn’t need to run its wolf removal protocols through the State Environmental Policy Act.
More Details Emerge On Recent Grouse Flats Pack Depredation
WDFW says that lethal removal isn’t being considered after a wolf killed a newborn calf in the pasture of a former Fish and Wildlife Commissioner, the fifth confirmed livestock depredation by the Grouse Flats Pack in seven months.
Year’s First Wolf Depredation Reported In Southeast Washington
After nearly five months without a depredation in Washington, wolves struck earlier this week in the Blue Mountains, killing a newborn calf.
Spokane Newspaper Reports Range Rider Allegations
WDFW wolf managers are asking a Westside prosecutor to file second-degree theft charges against several range riders after an agency investigation found they were allegedly not on the job in Northeast Washington when they said they were.
11 Million Trail Cam Pics Later, IDFG’s New Wolf Count Technique Yields Estimate Of 1,541 In 2019
The method of estimating wildlife populations using remote cameras is a new innovation. As time goes on, the modeling will continue to be refined as biologists use this technique to generate annual population estimates. Going forward, they will also have a better baseline for comparing populations from year to year.
King County Judge Rules For WDFW In 2nd Wolf Removal Lawsuit
Another Westside judge has ruled that WDFW doesn’t need to run its wolf removal protocols through the State Environmental Policy Act, the second court defeat for litigious wolf activists in just over two months.
Judge Hears Arguments On Latest WDFW Wolf Removal Lawsuit
A King County judge will take a week or so to mull arguments for and against WDFW removing problem wolves in Eastern Washington after a court hearing in Downtown Seattle today.
Wolf Season Now Open Year-round, No Limit On Colville Reservation, North Half
Colville wildlife managers posted a rule change this afternoon that removes the annual limit on wolves for tribal hunters as well as switched the season to open year round both on the reservation and what’s known as the “North Half.”