Washington state close to meeting wolf exclusion criteria, but no clear path in sight

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(The Center Square) – Washington is inching closer to removing gray wolves from the list of endangered species. If wolves were to establish habitat in the Southern Cascades, they would meet all the criteria for Washington State to be delisted as an endangered species under state law. Wolves were almost completely eliminated from the state … Read more

Uproar over mother bear killing could help launch state wildlife coexistence program

Uproar over mother bear killing could help launch state wildlife coexistence program

SACRAMENTO — A month after the public uproar over the euthanasia of a mother bear that mauled a resident in Monrovia, state lawmakers are considering mandating the use of non-lethal methods to allow wildlife and humans to coexist. Sen. Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas) said she believes the bears are dead, and the state’s decision to kill … Read more

State biologists seek answers to South Fork elk population rut

State biologists seek answers to South Fork elk population rut

When Franz Ingelfinger took over as Kalispell area biologist for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks four years ago, he kept hearing the same suggestions from hunters and outfitters. Find out what’s happening in the South Fork Flathead River drainage. “They were interested in my schooling and what was going on there,” Ingelfinger … Read more