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A coalition of agriculture and forestry groups filed court motions in defense of delisting the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. Three cases filed by environmental and animal welfare groups in California challenge the final delisting ruling issued by the U ...

With the Department of the Interior's decision to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, wolf management in Washington now falls predominantly on the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. WDFW Wolf Coordinator Julia Smith said the delisting will not lead to many changes for the department since 21 of Washington's 26 packs have been in the federally delisted eastern part of the sta

Last week’s announced by the Department of the Interior that the gray wolf will be removed from the Endangered Species List is, according to Todd Myers, Director of the Environmental Center at the Washington Policy Center, a victory of the Endangered Species Act. He ...

Starting Tuesday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a trio of webinars focused on creating a management plan for wolves once they are no longer listed as endangered species with in the state.  Stacie Lehman with WDFW says since ranchers are dealing with wolves, and depredations first hand, it’s important that the department hear from you.  WDFW had...

Starting Tuesday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a trio of webinars focused on creating a management plan for wolves once they are no longer listed as endangered species with in the state.  Stacie Lehman with WDFW says since ranchers are dealing with wolves, and depredations first hand, it’s important that the department hear from you.  WDFW had...

The Department of Interior continues to look at delisting the gray wolf in the Lower 48.  When a proposal was announced earlier this year, a comment period was opened.  That comment period came to a close earlier this month.  Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse said at this point, Interior plans to go through those comments with a fine-toothed comb.   “My underst...

On Tuesday, Representatives Dan Newhouse and Minnesota’s Collin Peterson led a bipartisan letter calling for the gray wolf to be removed from the Endangered Species List in the lower 48.  The letter sent to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Fish and Wil...

On Monday, April 8th, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its latest Wolf Population Count, which indicated 137 wolves call Oregon Home.  That’s a 10% increase from last year, and well above the 124 reported in 2016.  Jerome R...

Both the Washington and Oregon departments of Fish and Wildlife reported an increase in the gray wolf population this month.  At least 126 wolves have been confirmed in Washington, 137 in Oregon.  Representative Dan Newhouse said the statistics show strong growth in the Northwest wolf population, which he says confirms what he’s been saying for years.   “As fa...

U.S. wildlife officials announced Wednesday plans to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list in the lower 48.  Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in Wednesday’s announcement the decision was based on gray wolves successfully recovering from widespread extermination last century.  Fish and...