Centralia Chronicle: New Elk Control Option Offered
From the Centralia Chronicle: The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has prescribed a solution for controlling the so-called…
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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe starts Roosevelt Elk Study
With an interest in the long-term sustainability of elk populations on the north Olympic Peninsula, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe…
Feds pay Tulalips and others for poor salmon returns on Fraser River
The Daily Herald of Everett reported on the federal relief money given to tribes for the failure of the Fraser…
Makah Tribe Helps Track and Capture Fisher Needing New Radio Collar
NEAH BAY — The 18 fishers reintroduced into Olympic National Park (ONP) earlier this year by wildlife biologists were expected…
Puyallup Tribe opposes expanded hunt on weak elk herd
The 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.
Healing of Hyas Creek From 1951 Fire Gets a Boost From Cooperative Effort
“There are only two anadromous fish-bearing tributaries in that portion of the South Fork Calawah drainage and Hyas Creek is one of them,” said Phil DeCillis, fisheries biologist for USFS. “It had the least amount of wood per mile of the streams we surveyed, so it was important to get more in there. The tributaries are important refuge areas for fish.”
SVH: Plans for Nooksack Herd Unveiled
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) covered a Fish and Wildlife meeting last week in Mount Vernon: State and tribal…
41 Elk Moved From St. Helens To North Cascades
OLYMPIA (October 8, 2003) — A cooperative effort to bolster a weak population of elk in the North Cascades resulted…