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FILE – In this April 18, 2008 file photo, provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf. The House on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, approved a bill to expand access to hunting and fishing areas on public lands, extend protections for the use of lead bullets in hunting and strip wolves of federal protections in four states. The bill also contains a provision to remove gray wolves in the Great Lakes region and Wyoming off the federal endangered list. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gary Kramer, File)

April 10, 2023 at 1:32 pm

WA biologists confirm wolf pack on Mount Spokane during annual wolf survey

The pack, which has a minimum of four members, was first spotted by a hunter who set a trail camera out in preparation for hunting...

March 8, 2023 at 7:00 am

Hunting group sues WA wildlife commissioner in attempt to oust her

The Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation alleges that a Department of Fish and Wildlife commissioner is serving in two public roles, a violation of state rules.

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March 6, 2023 at 5:30 pm

WA bill that would have allowed more flexible wolf management likely dead

Failing to get a hearing in the fiscal committee, a bill that would have given local governments in Eastern Washington more authority to kill and...

FILE – This April 18, 2008, file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf. Michigan’s gray wolf population remains stable and might have reached its natural ceiling after mounting a decadeslong comeback in the Upper Peninsula, state biologists said after the latest survey on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gary Kramer, File) NYAB306 NYAB306

February 5, 2023 at 9:33 am

Fate of gray wolves in WA could change with new proposal

Wolves remain a federal endangered species in the western two-thirds of Washington. The proposed bill would have no impact on management in that zone.

January 26, 2023 at 6:50 pm

WA bill: Animal cruelty suspects would be liable for all care costs of seized animals

The bill would reduce the cost of keeping animals in care facilities, a major problem according to several animal shelter representatives.

Idaho’s Schweitzer Mountain Resort overlooks Lake Pend Oreille.

January 15, 2023 at 6:13 pm

Apple Watches spur ‘dramatic’ increase in 911 calls from ski resort

With fall detection technology, newer Apple watches can erroneously send an alarm message if they think the wearer has fallen.

FILE – In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, a grizzly bear cub searches for fallen fruit beneath an apple tree a few miles from the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont. A judge will decide whether the Lower 48 states’ first grizzly bear hunting season in more than four decades will open as scheduled the weekend of Aug. 31, 2018. (Alan Rogers/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, file) WYCAS301 WYCAS301 WYCAS301

November 20, 2022 at 6:46 pm

Idaho lawmakers advocate, again, for federal delisting of grizzly bears

Idaho elected officials petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist grizzly bears in March. They got no response, so they are pushing for...

FILE – A Canada lynx is released in Schoolcraft County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on April 12, 2019. U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat protection plan for the rare, snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states. (John Pepin/Michigan Department of Natural Resources via AP, File)

November 10, 2022 at 12:25 pm

Colville Tribe releases 10 lynx into WA’s Kettle Range in ongoing recovery effort

In Washington, lynx were listed as a state endangered species in 1993, and, by 2000, a federally endangered one.

November 6, 2022 at 5:46 pm

Wildlife conference braces for discord after including advocacy groups

Inclusion of two groups, Wildlife First and Wildlife For All, is unpopular with some other participants.

FILE – In this July 6, 2011, file photo, a grizzly bear roams near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says the federal government is moving forward with plans to restore grizzly bears in the remote North Cascade Mountains of Washington state. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File) PDX506 PDX506

October 30, 2022 at 1:33 pm

UW study: Wild animals more sensitive to human presence than previously thought

A new study shows the degree to which wild animals avoid areas where humans tread, and may have implications for recreation management.