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On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the lethal removal of an adult, non-breeding female member of the Wedge wolf pack. The Department says this pack has repeatedly preyed on cattle on public and private grazing lands in Stevens County ...

What is the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife going to do about the Wedge wolf pack in the northeast corner of the state? That question remains nearly a week after additional depredations were attributed to the pack. Last weekend, WDFW said seven more cattle were attacked on private pasture land; leaving all cows with injuries ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife was called out to another wolf depredation on private pastureland in Stevens County last week. An 800-pound calf was found with bite wounds and lacerations on Wednesday June 17th. Investigators say this was the 4th depredation since May 11th to occur in the Wedge pack territory ...

On Friday, Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife director Kelly Susewind reauthorized staff to lethally remove wolves from the Togo pack in northern Ferry County. The decision he noted was due to repeated depredations of cattle on grazing lands in the Kettle River range ...

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Togo pack was responsible for a wolf depredation in the NE corner of the state. The injured calf was reported Friday, June 5th in northern Ferry County. WDFW said the calf had injuries consistent with a wolf attack, including bite marks, punctures, lacerations, and a large infected wound on the hamstring ...

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Wedge Pack is responsible for two more wolf depredations in Stevens County this month. On Tuesday, May 19th, WDFW crews were called to private pasture land to a report of a dead calf ...

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the Wedge pack is responsible for a wolf depredation that occurred in northern Stevens County last week. On Monday, May 11th, WDFW crews were called out to the calf found injured on private pastureland ... Read More ...

Washington's wolf population continues to increase. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the 2019 wolf count shows a population at the highest levels since the 1930's, the last time wolves could be hunted in the state ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed a wolf depredation in southeast Washington where the Grouse Flats pack calls home.   On February 3rd, WDFW was called out to a dead calf in a fenced private pasture.  The investigation revealed hemorrhaging on both back legs and the inner hide of the left leg with most of the hindquarters consumed.  All the...

Northwest Washington landowners are harvesting elk and a much faster pace this year, compared to 2018, in an effort to reduce damage to farmland.  According to Capital Press since July 1st, landowners or their hand-picked hunters have shot 22 elk, that compares with 15 at the same time last year.  Th...