Kettle Range Conservation News Today

WASHINGTON — The Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission (WDFW) voted 7-2 in favor of petition asking for amendments to Washington bear and cougar general season rules Friday, Dec. 15.

Center for Biological Diversity: OLYMPIA, Wash.— Wildlife conservation groups today petitioned the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to amend state hunting rules for cougars and bears. The legal petition asks the commission to restrict killings of these ecologically important carnivores to avoid overexploitation and population declines, and to better align policy with agency science.

Center for Biological Diversity: Two More Wolf Poisonings Confirmed

Center for Biological Diversity: Requirements for Nonlethal Measures Sought for State Endangered Species

SPOKANE — Gray wolves throughout much of the United States, including the western two-thirds of Washington, were ordered back on the federal endangered species list Thursday. However, the majority of Washington’s 180 or so wolves won’t be impacted by the change in status.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife employee has been accused of poaching. The Ferry County prosecutor last month charged Fish and Wildlife north-central region director Brock Hoenes with second-degree unlawful hunting of big game, The Spokesman-Review reported .