Contact: Samantha Bruegger, Executive Director, Washington Wildlife First, 970.531.6720 For Immediate Release: March 19, 2022 Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission Rejects Rule to Set Permanent Spring Bear Hunt Commissioners cite scientific deficiencies and the need for a values-based discussion Seattle, WA – Washington Wildlife First is pleased by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s 5-4 […]
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What You Need to Know and Do: July 11, 2024
Urgent Notices and Actions Please continue to send comments opposing the Washington Department of Fish [...]
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Washington Fish and Wildlife News Digest: July 11, 2024
The digest is a roundup of news concerning fish and wildlife management in Washington and [...]
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Washington Fish and Wildlife News Digest: June 26, 2024
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“Time for the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission to end spring bear hunting once and for all.” Written by Executive Director, Samantha Bruegger and published in The Spokesman-Review. “Mama Bear” is a popular slogan on sweatshirts and bumper stickers, because many mothers, like me, identify with the ferocity with which a “Mama Bear” will protect […]
See the full WDFW Police Report from the alleged poaching incident by WDFW’s Region 2 Director by clicking the link, or reading on below. According to Hoenes, he “wanted to make sure I notified Enforcement & the Director before doing anything else b/c there were people in the area cutting firewood and I didn’t want […]
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 Office released a performance audit on the workplace culture at the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to which Claire Davis, board president for Washington Wildlife […]