Last week, a King County Superior Court commissioner entered a temporary restraining order that prohibits the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife from lethally removing a wolf from the Sherman pack in Ferry County.
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled prescribed burns for the Thurston County area this summer. The Department said the goal of these burns, which will start as early as July 1st is to restore prairie habitat on three wildlife area units.
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind has decided against the lethal removal of a wolf from the Sherman pack territory in northeast corner of the state, despite repeated depredations of cattle in Ferry County. The Director said his decision is consistent with the guidance of the state's Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and the lethal removal provisions of the Dep
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said last week it is considering a period of evaluation following repeated livestock depredations. This comes following a series of depredations in the Kettle Mountains of Ferry County that left one calf dead, three calves injured and one wolf dead. Th...