Alligators in Washington State? Not quite, as Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife catches fake one in Cowlitz County
Nice try MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife - please come and get your pet. Alligators are not native to Washington State and ...
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Senate passes Wilson bill to make ‘Evergreen State’ nickname official
Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-19th District, said he hopes the House will follow suit this time and make the state’s longtime nickname ...
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Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Commission decried for being ‘anti-hunting’
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website ... including the axing of the state’s spring bear hunt. Many hunters in Southwest Washington have criticized the commission ...
Tribes: State fish passage projects knock down barriers for local efforts
The investigation published in March highlighted projects such as the Duffner Ditch in Whatcom County, where the state ...
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of ...
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Washington State Parks pass could get more expensive
Under a proposal, the Discover Pass would increase to $45. State officials said the price hike is needed to pay for ...
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Washington state lawmakers hear public testimony on bill to define the role of sheriff’s ‘posses’
as well as Washington State Patrol and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers who have enforcement powers for criminal laws, according to the bill. Jeff DeVere, a lobbyist for the ...
Fish passage project in Olympic Peninsula not impacted by federal funding freeze
So far, federal funding remains intact for a major project to remove four fish barriers within the Olympic Peninsula. The project will remove and replace three outdated culverts under U.S. 101 in the ...
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Sportsmen’s Alliance says they’ll sue WA Fish & Wildlife over delayed release of public records
Randy Pench Sacramento Bee file The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation says they will file a lawsuit against the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife over withholding public records ...
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Vandal destroys centuries-old trees along trail at WA fish hatchery
State investigators are looking to track down a vandal who used axes and chainsaws to chop down trees at a fish hatchery in Puyallup.
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Washington lawmakers hear public testimony on bill to define the role of sheriff’s ‘posses’
A bill that seeks to establish parameters for volunteers acting on behalf of a local sheriff’s office had a public hearing at the Washington State Legislature on Monday.
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After the Feds Kept Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Last Month, State Leaders Try to Remove Them
Mountain West communities are split over the USFWS’ decision to manage isolated bear populations as one. But many agree that ...