Our staff and contract range riders have been in the field day and night working to prevent further livestock conflicts in the Togo Pack’s territory. Below is the latest report from our Wolf Program Lead Jay Shepherd, who also helps lead the Northeast Washington Wolf Cattle Collaborative: “We and others stepped up to help the … Continued
Our Wolf Program Lead, a biologist with decades of experience working around wolves, shares perspectives on wolf behavior and how understanding can keep people, pets and wildlife safe. By Jay Shepherd, Ph.D., Wolf Program Lead Now that summer is in full swing and many are out enjoying Washington’s wild places, it’s timely to think about … Continued
By Paula Swedeen, Ph.D., Policy Director Wolves are making an inspiring comeback in Washington, returning to our state on their own paws from populations in British Columbia, Idaho and Montana beginning around the mid-2000’s. In 2008, Conservation Northwest’s Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project discovered the first wolf pups born in Washington in nearly a century—the Lookout … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director Washington’s wolves have been in the news again this summer. While infrequent conflict between wolves and livestock is not unexpected, it’s never easy. For Conservation Northwest, that’s especially true when these conflicts involve ranchers with whom we’ve worked for years to help build acceptance of wolves in rural areas, as … Continued
Low-stress handling creates calmer and more efficient ranching processes and minimizes conflicts between wildlife and livestock By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate At the end of May, I had the opportunity to drive across the state to attend a low-stress livestock handling clinic in Republic, Washington. Just a hop, skip and a jump away … Continued
By Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project staff While most of our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project remote camera sites are active only in the summer and fall, each winter our dedicated volunteers and staff maintain several sites looking for wolverines in remote areas of the Cascades. In 2016 one of them captured amazing new images of a gray wolf! … Continued
All photo rights reserved to Conservation Northwest and the Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project. Contact communications (at) conservationnw.org to request permission to use. By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate The end of the year brings with it the joy of reviewing photos from our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project! This citizen-science effort captures wildlife photos from remote … Continued
Join us at Woodland Park Zoo on Thursday, December 10, for a talk about Washington Wolves & People: A Pathway to Coexistence (click to view event flyer). Attend this free event and learn about gray wolf recovery in Washington state and how the future of this endangered species will involve coexistence with people living in the Pacific Northwest. … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director By now you know and are probably outraged that Jonathan Rasmussen, the southeast Washington farmer who last fall shot and killed a wolf (that was only going about its business), just received the ridiculously low sentence of a $100 fine and six months of probation. It’s worth noting that this was the … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director In late October, a poacher killed the most important wolf in Washington. The breeding female of the Teanaway Pack was pivotal in two ways. First, since the pack is strategically located just north of Interstate 90 in the Cascades and has been fertile the last few years, it’s the most likely … Continued