Peninsula Tribes Develop Collaborative Approach to Wildlife Monitoring
Treaty tribes on the Olympic Peninsula will be placing more than 300 trail cameras on the peninsula to keep an…
Tag: Deer
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe: How wildlife will recolonize former Elwha lakebeds
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is studying how wildlife might help or hinder growth of new vegetation along the restored…
Skokomish Tribe Tracks Cougars to Study Deer, Elk Populations
Crashing through the forest just outside of Matlock, Skokomish Tribe wildlife biologist Bethany Tropp glances at her GPS unit while…
Tribes and state change harvest levels of black-tail deer to bolster populations
“The management measures are an inter-tribal and state milestone,” said Rob McCoy, wildlife division manager for the Makah Tribe. “Everyone worked together to do something to protect the population for the future. “Harvest is something we can control. We don’t have the capability to accomplish predator control at this time and we can’t control the hair loss disease,” said McCoy. “This is the best way to maximize adult doe survival and increase the numbers of offspring,” he said.
Wildlife meadows a success on Tulalip reservation
The Daily Herald has a story about Tulalip Tribes’ efforts to create foraging meadows for wildlife on the reservation: Tulalip…
Herald: Honoring tradition, Tulalip hunter shares meat
The Daily Herald has a nice story about a young Tulalip hunter sharing his first harvest with low-income and homeless…