Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has finalized a drone use plan that authorizes staff to conduct pinniped ...

The goal of the committee is to represent the diversity of local interests and incorporate those perspectives into WDFW’s regional conservation efforts and decision making. WDFW is piloting the effort ...

WDFW is forming Regional Engagement Committees in North Puget Sound and North Central Washington and seeks members interested ...

WDFW plans to count the seals and sea lions along the coastal regions and inland water to estimate fish consumption.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer has arrived in Washington. The first positive test came from a deer in Spokane County, ...

To mitigate the risk of spreading Chronic Wasting Disease from other states as well as regions where WSD has been ... the statement said. WDFW reports that CWD cases have been confirmed in Spokane ...

“This is the beginning of the season when we who live near the inland waters of the greater Puget Sound region are blessed ... of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). ALSO SEE | New Southern Resident ...

The WA Department of Fish and Wildlife announced in September 2024 that it will monitor the marine mammals, whose population ...

To mitigate the risk of spreading Chronic Wasting Disease from other states as well as regions where WSD has been ... the statement said. WDFW reports that CWD cases have been confirmed in Spokane ...

"Our officers have already seized several animals this season that otherwise could have been lawfully imported to prevent further risk to our state," said WDFW Deputy Chief Paul ... from other states ...

According to WDFW lead mammal researcher Casey Clark ... which is thought to contribute to the struggles of the region’s salmon, according to the Washington Academy of Sciences.