ABOUT Wolves have returned to Washington after being wiped off the state map by the livestock industry. Unlike other Western states like Idaho, the Washington public firmly supports wolf recovery. But the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is radically out of touch with the values of average Washingtonians, and continues to use taxpayer dollars [...]
Washington Wildlife First attends every meeting of the state Fish and Wildlife Commission to make sure Commissioners know that all Washingtonians have a stake in the future of our fish and wildlife. We hope you will show up at the Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting from April 6-8 in Anacortes to give public comment on an [...]
Washington Wildlife First needs your help to continue to be able to put together events such as Howling for Change Week in Seattle. We are the only organization devoted to bringing badly needed reform to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and we have assembled a coalition of more than 60 local, state, and [...]
Test your wildlife knowledge while learning more about Washington’s wolves! Bring your friends and join Washington Wildlife First and Head in the Clouds Trivia (run by Jeopardy! champions Leah Caglio and Sally Neumann) to compete for prizes in a special wildlife-themed trivia night. At the same time, learn more about Washington’s wolves from Washington Wildlife First, the Humane Society [...]
Wild salmon, steelhead, and Southern Resident killer whales: These icons of the Pacific Northwest are facing extinction, requiring urgent and immediate intervention. Yet the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is pushing through policies that ignore best available science and harm these iconic species. Join Washington Wildlife First and the Wild Fish Conservancy for a discussion of how you can help [...]
Come learn about how you can help stop Washington’s war on apex predators. Did you know the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife facilitates the killing of about 300 cougars a year, out of a population of only about 2,300? That it enacted new rules increasing the number of bears killed each year by 50%, even [...]
We need your help at the first Seattle Commission meeting in 25 years to make sure the Commission knows how much people in this area care about our fish and wildlife. We encourage you to testify during the open public comment session at 1:30 p.m. about any wildlife topic that is important to you (contact info@wawildlifefirst.org for some ideas), [...]
Coalition members will be on site to welcome those unable to attend the Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on Thursday, as well as the dedicated advocates willing to attend both days. You can join us before open public comment at 8 a.m. outside the Port Townsend room, and we will be available during meeting breaks to provide [...]
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is supposed to “protect…and preserve” wildlife on behalf of all Washingtonians—an increasingly crucial role in the era of climate change and global biodiversity loss. Instead, it focuses on serving hunters and anglers. As one former Commissioner commented: “What we do is produce animals for harvest, we plant pheasants [...]
Speaking at a Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting can be scary. But it is also one of the most effective ways to make your voice heard. For three minutes, you will have the undivided attention of the nine people who set all the state's fish and wildlife policy. As we make progress toward wildlife agency [...]
Join Washington Wildlife First and other organizations for a webinar on drafting testimony for the upcoming Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission meeting. Register here.