The treed cougar flattens his ears as the howls of professional hunting dogs mix with the shouts of Makah tribal wildlife biologists in a snowy forest in the hook Game Management Unit near Neah Bay. A tranquilizer dart finds its...
Read MoreThe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the National Park Service collaborated recently to study the elk in Olympic National Park. The park service and the tribe worked with a helicopter crew to capture 18 elk and fit them with radio...
Read MoreWith an interest in the long-term sustainability of elk populations on the north Olympic Peninsula, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has started a three-year research project aimed at gathering baseline data of the elk herds that...
Read MorePACKWOOD – The South Rainier elk herd is smaller than previously thought, according to a new population model developed by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. “Our results point to a herd size of about 900. That’s about 1,100...
Read MoreThe Puyallup Tribe of Indians is opposing a proposed expanded hunt on the fewer than 1,000-animal herd. To decrease the number of human and elk interactions, the State of Washington is proposing an expanded hunt on antlerless elk along state Route 12 between Packwood and Morton. An expanded harvest on the South Rainier elk herd could cause the weak elk population to crash. The herd’s target population is more than 2,100, according to the tribal and state co-managers.
Read MoreKing 5 news ran a story on Friday about the relocation of six elk from Whatcom County to Snohomish County. Watch the video here. Over the weekend, The Bellingham Herald and the Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) ran...
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