Following appointment shakeup, Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission set to meet Friday
The panel that oversees Washington's fish and wildlife agency will hold a shorter-than-normal meeting this week, with its ...
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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to Host Virtual Valentine's Day Meeting on Conservation and Fisheries
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a virtual public meeting on Feb. 14 to discuss whale watching rules and ...
NBC Right Now6d
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks public input on new hunting rules and feeding ban
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting public comments on proposed changes to hunting season rules ...
The Columbian11d
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Commission decried for being ‘anti-hunting’
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website, the purpose of the WDFW Commission is to establish “policies to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ...
Seattle Times22d
WA Fish and Wildlife Commission has its problems, but we should keep it
If you told me two years ago that I would be writing a piece to defend the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, I’d have questioned your sanity. My criticism of them over the past five years ...
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 Spokesman-Review6d
Washington governor rescinds wildlife commission appointments
The nine-member body oversees the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and has the final say on species protections and hunting and fishing seasons, among other items. It also has the power ...
The Olympian14d
Sportsmen’s Alliance says they’ll sue WA Fish & Wildlife over delayed release of public records
The documents the Alliance wants are about a 2022 Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting where it voted to cancel spring bear hunts.
Outdoor Life26d
With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report
The Ruckleshaus Report focused on one source of conflict: the legislative mandate of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and its commission. The mandate’s second sentence directs that “The ...
SeafoodSource1d
State of Washington proposes changes to Dungeness crab fishery to reduce whale entanglement risk
Fishery regulators in the U.S. state of Washington are considering changing the rules for its commercial Dungeness crab ...
USA Today4d
Two men convicted of wildlife killing spree after long investigation
An investigation that began with the brutal attack of several large hatchery fish in 2021 ended with the conviction of the two Montana men responsible for the fish deaths and the killing of four ...