Videos of each panelist’s presentation and the Q & A session are now available on our YouTube channel! As wolves continue to recover in the Pacific Northwest, and as state agencies move towards the management phases of wolf recovery, Conservation Northwest, along with the Pacific Wolf Coalition and the University of Washington, had the opportunity to bring together some … Continued
When Bill Johnson signed up to help Ellensburg rancher Sam Kayser of SK Ranch, he never thought he’d be working with wolves. Johnson has a lifetime of experience herding cattle and traveling through the mountains of central Washington on horseback. “I love being on a horse,” he says. “To me, I can’t imagine changing the … Continued
This past August, Jay Kehne, our Conservation Associate and Range Rider Pilot Project manager, got a call from one of our ranching partners who grazes over two hundred head of cattle on an allotment in the Colville National Forest, within the territory of one of Washington’s wolf packs. With funding help from Conservation Northwest and … Continued
While tense encounters can happen, Washington’s wild canines pose no serious threat to humans on the trail Related post: July 2018: Understanding wolf behavior—for your safety and theirs The Pacific Northwest is hiker central, with hundreds of trails from the Olympic coast to the Cascades and Columbia Highlands. With thousands of people hitting the hills … Continued
Mitch Friedman appeared before Washington State’s Senate Natural Resources and Park Committee today, regarding several wolf bills. Below are his comments. I’m Mitch Friedman, executive director of Conservation Northwest. We have staff and directors in Colville, Orient, Twisp, Omak, and other communities affected by wolves. Change can be disruptive; and after a 70 year absence, wolves … Continued