Author Archives: Washington Wildlife First

What You Need to Know and Do: July 11, 2024

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Urgent Notices and Actions Please continue to send comments opposing the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s CR-102 proposing a rule to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive and its Determination of Nonsignificancefor the new rule under the State Environmental Policy Act. Although the official deadline has passed, you can still submit comments up to the […]

Washington Fish and Wildlife News Digest: July 11, 2024

Northern barred owl

The digest is a roundup of news concerning fish and wildlife management in Washington and beyond. Washington Fish & Wildlife News Index Washington Fish & Wildlife News National & International Fish & Wildlife News On the Lighter Side Washington Fish & Wildlife News Top News Inside Olympia – Claire Loebs Davis and Dan Wilson from […]

Washington Fish and Wildlife News Digest: June 26, 2024

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The digest is a roundup of news concerning fish and wildlife management in Washington and beyond. Washington Fish & Wildlife News Index Washington Fish & Wildlife News National & International Fish & Wildlife News On the Lighter Side Washington Fish & Wildlife News Petition to List Chinook Salmon on the Federal Endangered Species List A […]

What You Need to Know and Do: June 26, 2024

Urgent Notices and Actions Please continue to send comments opposing the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s CR-102 proposing a rule to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive and its Determination of Nonsignificancefor the new rule under the State Environmental Policy Act. Although the official deadline has passed, you can still submit comments up to the […]

Washington Fish and Wildlife News Digest: May 28, 2024

The digest is a roundup of news concerning fish and wildlife management in Washington and beyond. Washington Fish & Wildlife News Index Washington Fish & Wildlife News Grizzly Bears State Agency Reform Issues General Wildlife Management Cougars Wolves Fish Other Wildlife News On the Lighter Side Washington Fish & Wildlife News Top News Washington Fish […]

What You Need to Know and Do: May 23, 2024

Washington Cougar

Urgent Notices and Actions Please submit comments on the draft Best Available Science Policy, technically due on May 24. However, since we do not expect a decision on the policy immediately, you can still send in comments on the policy after that date. Submit comments by emailing commission@dfw.wa.gov. Please submit comments supporting the Commission’s proposed CR-102 on cougar-hunting by June […]

What You Need to Know and Do: April 27

Urgent Notices and Actions There is little over a week remaining to send in official comments to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife CR-102 proposing a rule to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive and its Determination of Nonsignificancefor the new rule under the State Environmental Policy Act. Official comments on both the proposed rule […]

What You Need to Know and Do This Week: April 3, 2024

The Action Roundup contains what you most need to know about actions to take to support wildlife management reform as well as upcoming events. Urgent Notices and Actions WDFW has issued a revised Gray Wolf Periodic Status Review, along with a CR-102 proposing a rule to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive, and a  Determination of […]

Washington Fish and Wildlife News Digest: March 26-April 2, 2024

The digest is a roundup of news concerning fish and wildlife management in Washington and beyond. Washington Fish & Wildlife News Wolves Inslee inks final Kretz bill on tribal cooperation. Jefferson Robbins, NCW Life. March 27, 2024. Governor Inslee has signed House Bill 2424, retiring Representative Joel Kretz’s bill to require cooperation between WDFW and […]

What You Need to Know and Do This Week: March 25, 2024

The Action Roundup contains what you most need to know about actions to take to support wildlife management reform as well as upcoming events. Urgent Notices and Actions Actions WDFW has issued a revised Gray Wolf Periodic Status Review, along with a CR-102 proposing a rule to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive, and a  Determination […]