As DNR passes ban on net pen fish farming, other agencies push back
Net pens are large floating structures where fish or seafood are grown and have been used in the Salish Sea for four decades.
Alligators in Washington State? Not quite, as Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife catches fake one in Cowlitz County
Nice try MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife - please come and get your pet. Alligators are not native to Washington State and ...
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WDFW Approves Six Days of Coastal Razor Clam Digs Beginning February 24
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed six days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches ...
The Wenatchee World1d
Ferguson wades into WA Fish and Wildlife Commission turmoil
In one of his first acts as governor, Bob Ferguson pulled back two Inslee administration appointments to the state Fish and ...
The Columbian21d
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Commission decried for being ‘anti-hunting’
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website ... including the axing of the state’s spring bear hunt. Many hunters in Southwest Washington have criticized the commission ...
Statewide bans on baiting, feeding wildlife proposed to help fight CWD
Statewide bans on feeding wildlife and using bait to hunt big game are among a suite of rules proposed to help Washington limit the spread of chronic wasting disease long into the future.
Following appointment shakeup, Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission set to meet Friday
The panel that oversees Washington’s fish and wildlife agency will hold a shorter-than-normal meeting this week, with its ...
MyNorthwest.com3d
Local law enforcement can’t use dogs to find bad bears, wolves, cougars under new bill
A new bill before the Washington State Legislature has sparked intense debate among lawmakers, wildlife advocates and local ...
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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to Host Virtual Valentine's Day Meeting on Conservation and Fisheries
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a virtual public meeting on Feb. 14 to discuss whale watching rules and ...
The Olympian23d
Sportsmen’s Alliance says they’ll sue WA Fish & Wildlife over delayed release of public records
Randy Pench Sacramento Bee file The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation says they will file a lawsuit against the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife over withholding public records ...
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Crash course: NE Washington crews work to wipe out invasive northern pike to save native fish
Over the past 12 years, gillnets set by the Kalispel Tribe in the Pend Oreille system have removed nearly 20,000 northern pike.