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Contact: Claire Loebs Davis, Board President, Washington Wildlife First, claire@animalearthlaw.com For Immediate Release: July 19, 2023 OLYMPIA, WA— Eleven conservation groups petitioned the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission yesterday to […]
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50 nonprofits urge the legislature to include the WDFW Accountability and Reform Study in biodiversity funding
Yesterday, April 10, we sent a letter signed by 50 wildlife and environmental organizations asking the legislature’s budget negotiation team to earmark $300,000 from biodiversity funding for the WDFW Accountability […]
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s new co-manager hatchery policy leaves too much room for environmental harm
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has developed a draft Co-Manager Hatchery Policy for the hatcheries it operates jointly with tribal nations. This policy is meant to “supersede some […]
Contact: Samantha Bruegger, Washington Wildlife First, (970) 531-6720, sbruegger@wawildlifefirst.org For Immediate Release: March 1, 2023 Inslee Reappoints Chair Baker and Chooses Two New Eastside Commissioners Olympia, WA –Governor Jay Inslee has […]
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Bill would undermine state endangered species protections and open the door to wolf hunting in Washington
A bill that would weaken protections for Washington’s wolves cleared an important hurdle Friday, as the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee unanimously voted to approve a slightly amended version […]
Poll on Washington Attitudes Toward Fish and Wildlife October 17-18, 2022 From October 17-18, 2022, Public Policy Polling surveyed 713 registered voters in Washington State on behalf of Washington Wildlife […]
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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Permanently Eliminate Recreational Spring Bear Hunting
Contact: Samantha Bruegger, Washington Wildlife First, (970) 531-6720, sbruegger@wawildlifefirst.org For Immediate Release: November 18, 2022 Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Permanently Eliminate Recreational Spring Bear Hunting Olympia, […]
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Washington Wildlife First Poll Shows Gulf Between State Values and Fish & Wildlife Management
Voters oppose many agency policies and support more inclusive approach Contact: Samantha Bruegger, Executive Director (970) 531-6720,sbruegger@wawildlifefirst.org Claire Loebs Davis, Board President (206) 601-8476,claire@animalearthlaw.com Seattle, WA – A new poll […]