Capital Press

Washington Fish and Wildlife officers withdraw from probing wolf attacks on cattle

Washington Fish and Wildlife officers in northeast Washington will cut back on investigating wolf attacks on cattle, potentially delaying investigations and exposing an apparent rift between the ...
The Daily World on MSN

WDFW approves six days of coastal razor clam digs beginning Feb. 14 with additional dates planned through early March

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed today, razor clam digging opportunities at ...
OPB

Probe of Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to stretch into 2026

Gov. Bob Ferguson hired an investigator in June, but they didn’t get started until the agency director requested an inquiry two months later. FILE - This undated photo courtesy of Washington ...
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 ...

More than 1,500 dead fish to be released in Washington river

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Tri-State Steelheaders, a nonprofit working to restore native fish species, will be distributing more than 1,500 adult salmon carcasses ...
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.
KGW8

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife enforcing rules making feeding wildlife illegal

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) adopted new rules that prohibit people from feeding wildlife. WDFW's new rules were adopted in an effort to keep Washington ...
The Columbian

Salmon lawsuit ends in settlement but tensions over hatcheries simmer

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The Kalama Creek hatchery, which was moderized in 2023, will release fewer fish in 2025 under a lawsuit settlement with two environmental groups. The Washington Department ...
The Spokesman-Review

Fish and Wildlife Department biologists help to rebuild declining Eastern Washington hawk population

One by one, four fluffy white ferruginous hawk chicks emerged from eggs in a nest near Touchet at the start of this month, their hatchings documented by a trail camera. Biologists with the Washington ...
KHQ

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to deploy body-worn cameras for law enforcement

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Beginning this September, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will equip all 152 of its commissioned law enforcement officers with new body-worn cameras. This ...
Outdoor Life

With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report

A controversial report on the purpose, function, and effectiveness of Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has revived angst among anglers and hunters over a perceived takeover of the polarized ...