Yahoo

Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is under scrutiny after a report last month found the organization’s structure was “dysfunctional” and needed reforms. The report by the William D.
KHQ

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks public input on 2026 hunting season changes

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on proposed rule changes for the 2026 ...
Yahoo

After fatal accidents, WA Fish and Wildlife workers press Ferguson on agency appointee

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff apply tags and record data while sampling Chinook salmon at the Washougal River weir in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of ...
Capital Press

Washington Fish and Wildlife chair: Let’s look at moving wolves

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife should explore moving wolves to Western Washington to speed up wolf recovery, says Fish and Wildlife Commission Chairwoman Barbara Baker. Several times ...
KHQ

WA Fish and Wildlife investigating illegal elk and deer killings

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for public assistance in identifying two cases of illegal deer and elk killings. According to Fish and Wildlife, two dead elk ...
Seattle Times

WA Fish and Wildlife Commission has its problems, but we should keep it

If you told me two years ago that I would be writing a piece to defend the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, I’d have questioned your sanity. My criticism of them over the past five years has ...
Capital Press

Report: Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission seen as ‘dysfunctional’

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is widely seen as “dysfunctional” and needs to be reformed, according to a report by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center. The center, run by the University of ...
The Spokesman-Review

Field Reports: Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet this week

The panel that oversees Washington’s fish and wildlife management will meet for the final time in 2024 this week. The nine-member Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet in Cle Elum from Thursday ...
KXLY 4 News

WA Department of Fish and Wildlife seeking volunteers for National Hunting & Fishing Day

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. -- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking volunteers to help out with its upcoming National Hunting and Fishing Day in September. On September 13, WDFW, in ...
KXAN

NCLA Challenges WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife’s Illegal 24-Hour Surveillance of Crabbing Boats

Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a lawsuit against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Electronic Monitoring Program using ...
The Columbian

Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?

In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2016, a chinook salmon, below, and a steelhead, above, move through the fish ladder at the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River in Washington state. There is a renewed ...