There's a plan to kill thousands of owls in Washington. Some lawmakers want to stop it.
In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Interior, 19 lawmakers asked the agency to halt a plan to kill 450,000 barred ...
Coyote bites child’s hand after encounter at Washington school bus stop, officials say
A coyote bit a child’s hand after it aggressively approached students at a bus stop in Washington, officials said. Wildlife ...
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Washington's Coastal Fish Passage Project Surpasses Halfway Point, Aims for 2027 Completion
WSDOT's fish passage project along the Washington coast reaches halfway mark, aiming to finish by 2027 with lane closures and traffic signals expected for road users.
Washington state’s costly salmon recovery effort heads toward mediation
Leaders from Western Washington tribes and state officials have agreed to enter mediation about removing salmon migration ...
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Chokepoints: WSDOT’s $5B fish passage problem and how we got here
“Really success to us is that the WSDOT fish barrier is corrected, and then it remains, fish passable,” Rydholm said. “We ...
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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 could not establish a population in the region because of its cool climate.
Sixty years later: More than 100,000 tires from failed reef plan are coming out of Puget Sound
A plan to create artificial reefs in Puget Sound using automotive tires was created by Washington's Department of Natural ...
Cowlitz River smelt dippers skunked on opening day
Anglers from across the Pacific Northwest took to the banks of the Cowlitz River on Wednesday, March 12, for the opening of the state's brief smelt dipping season. All it took was a few empty nets for ...
Baby sea lion performs rhythmic gymnastics feats in Washington state aquarium
A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip has been filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles ...
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How to navigate the bird flu in Washington state
The current outbreak of avian influenza (H5N1), also known as bird flu, began in 2022 and is different from other outbreaks, said Katherine Haman, wildlife veterinarian for the Washington Department ...