WA Wildlife Commission Buckles to Extremist Pressure to Reverse Vote on 2022 Spring Bear Hunt Contact: Samantha Bruegger, Executive Director, (970) 531-6720, sbruegger@wawildlifefirst.org; Claire Loebs Davis, Board President, (206) 601-8476, […]
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WA Wildlife Commission Considers Reversing Vote on 2022 Spring Bear Hunt Taking advantage of two empty seats that Governor Jay Inslee is expected to fill any day, the Washington Fish […]
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Long Live the Togo Pack: Resilient Togo Wolf Family Escapes State Gunners Once Again
The clock has run out on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s latest attempt to kill the state endangered gray wolves that are members of the Togo Pack in […]
Washington Wildlife First sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee to appoint two new members to the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission, the request came after the State Auditor’s […]
Representatives from twelve environmental and wildlife protection organizations sent a letter to Washington Governor Jay Inslee this week, urging him to immediately appoint two new members to the Washington Fish […]
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State Auditor’s Report Part II: Lack of Accountability, Hostile and Discriminatory Workplace, and False Promises of Change
In Part II of our summary of the Washington State Auditor’s Report that was released Monday, we explore the auditor’s description of the “good ole’ boys” club at the Washington […]
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State Auditor’s Report Part I: Legal Violations, Fear of Retaliation, and Disregard for Science
The State Auditor’s Office finally released a long-awaited report Monday about the workplace culture at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), providing a glimpse into the agency’s systemic […]
Management of our fish, wildlife, and wild spaces is governed by outdated ideals that view fish and wildlife species as a “resource” to be managed, “harvested,” or simply killed if […]
May 28, 2021, The Seattle Times: Sophia Ressler, Animal Rights: Rethink spring black-bear hunts Why does Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife allow black bears to be hunted at such […]