Canadian mountain caribou agreement short on action
While we’ve long worked to recover mountain caribou and protect their habitat and we welcome this agreement, the lack of concrete action outlined within it is concerning.
News Category: Restoring Wildlife
Statement on halt of North Cascades grizzly bear recovery work
In light of this new delay at the behest of the Trump Administration, recovery work in the British Columbia portion of the North Cascades, including provincial recovery planning and Conservation Northwest’s Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative, will be increasingly important in the years ahead.
Marbled Murrelet Coalition Statement on preferred alternative for Murrelet Long Term Conservation Strategy
The BNR alternative does not preserve enough older forest habitat for the rapidly and steadily declining murrelet population. The BNR alternative fails to incorporate the best available science for recovery of marbled murrelets that nest in older forests across western Washington.
Fishers continue scampering back into Washington
This past winter, 46 fishers dashing off into the wintery forests of Washington’s South Cascades. Compare that to two winters ago when 23 fishers were set free in the same area, and the evidence is clear: this 2016 – 2017 winter season of fisher releases – part of a multi-year reintroduction project by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the National Park Service, Conservation Northwest and other partners – was the most successful yet.
Statement of concern regarding Bear Timber Depredation Management Program
On May 22, KING 5 News released an in-depth investigation into alleged abuse of a loophole in Washington’s ban on hound hunting, RCW 77.15.245, approved by statewide vote in 1996 as Initiative 655.
Fishers Reintroduced at Mount Rainier National Park
Release marks the return of a native species after an absence of about 75 years
Court Orders Fish & Wildlife Service to Reexamine Lynx Critical Habitat
Feds Failed to Protect Key Habitat in Colorado, The court ruled the Service did not improperly fail to designate historical Canada lynx habitat in Oregon and Washington’s Kettle Range, disappointing wildlife advocates. MISSOULA, Mont. — Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reconsider its … Continued
Joint Conservation Wolf Advisory Group Statement on Profanity Peak Pack
By Wolf Haven International, the Humane Society of the United States, Defenders of Wildlife, and Conservation Northwest The authorized removal of wolves in the Profanity Peak wolf pack in northeast Washington is deeply regrettable. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is however following the protocol developed by Washington State’s Wolf Advisory Group (WAG) … Continued
Lethal Removal of Profanity Peak Wolves Unfortunate, but Part of State’s Wolf Management Policy
Five confirmed depredations by Profanity Peak pack trigger DFW’s lethal take protocol, yet wolf recovery in Washington still expected to succeed Conservation Northwest is disappointed that wolf depredations on livestock within the territory of the Profanity Pack appear to have become habitual. We recognize that as wolf populations grow in Washington, under the state’s Wolf Management … Continued
Strong support for restoring North Cascades grizzly bears
Grizzly bears have lived in Washington’s North Cascades for approximately twenty thousand years. In 2016, wildlife experts estimate that fewer than ten remain, making it the most at-risk bear population in North America. But these threatened icons of the wild Northwest have more than a few friends who want to see them return. Today, conservation … Continued