Wildlife park introduces tribal fellowship role
A partnership between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Northwest Trek grew stronger this year when tribal member and elder Rose…
Category: Wildlife
As elk co-managers, tribes plan highway overpass project
Tribes who want to see the North Cascades elk population coexist safely with human communities in the Skagit Valley are…
Tribal youth learn how to be wildlife biologists
While Lower Elwha Klallam tribal youth live in an ecologically robust watershed, some of them are hesitant to explore the…
Quinault Indian Nation studies hands-off approach to elk capture
Helicopter surveys are considered the most reliable way to manage elk populations, but they’re also expensive, laborious and dangerous. The…
Olympic Cougar Project reveals habitat limitations
It’s only taken a few years for the Olympic Cougar Project to develop a picture of how the cougar population…
Skokomish Tribe faces elk herd challenges
Elk mortality and failing radio collars have challenged the Skokomish Tribe’s efforts to track elk in the Olympic Peninsula. “We…
Study examines potential seal predation of Stillaguamish salmon
As salmon runs returning to rivers across Washington have dwindled, seals and other pinnipeds that may prey on them have…
Testing imitation beaver dams as climate mitigation strategy
As the Stillaguamish River and its network of tributary and side channel streams braid their way across the landscape, they…
A salmon-focused look at the American Dipper
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe wants to better understand how American dippers, North America’s only aquatic songbird, respond to the…