Wildlife staff prepare for chronic wasting disease
Tribes are preparing for the inevitable arrival of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a neurological degenerative condition that can shorten the…
Category: Wildlife
Gear sharing supports outdoor exploration
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe opened a gear-lending library to help tribal members enjoy the outdoors safely. The tribe’s summer…
Where have peninsula elk herds gone?
The elk herds being tracked by the Skokomish Indian Tribe have mysteriously diminished. “The numbers are not great for the…
Tribal youth collection eDNA from sockeye-rich Baker River
On a chilly October morning, as a group of youth from the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe reached the edge of…
Tribal youth learn how to track animals
A small group of tribal teens hunched over a skull in the woods, peering closely to figure out what kind…
Tulalip models beaver relocation strategies for other tribes
A group of hushed wildlife biologists lined up against the concrete wall of a dry raceway at the Tulalip Tribes’…
Bald eagles killed by common type of rat poison
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians is helping to expose an unintended consequence of a common practice: using bait boxes to…
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…
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…