Rogue Washington Rancher Wiped Out 15% of State’s Wolves in Violation of Federal Rules. SB 5960 - 2015-16. 5960-S.pdf. Wolves in the Pacific Northwest: A Discussion Panel (Big Read 2015) Gray Wolf Conservation & Management.
Wdfw00001.pdf. Group demands Washington decrease wolf population. Kill This Wolf and More Sheep Will Die, Study Suggests. New scientific evidence published Wednesday could influence how gray wolves are managed in the Pacific Northwest — but it may not sway the decades-long debate over reintroducing the species to its native ranges in the region.
One group fighting that reintroduction has upped the ante with alarming billboards in Spokane, Wash., including one unveiled last week that shows a deer, elk, calf and dog — as well as a young girl on a swing. After fires, one pup survives in Lookout Pack. By Ann McCreary Last summer’s wildfire appears to have taken a toll on Lookout Pack gray wolves, leaving only one surviving pup from this year’s litter.
“The fire burned over what we thought was the original den or another den or rendezvous site,” said Scott Fitkin, a wildlife biologist with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). A research team studying interactions between wolves and cattle over the summer believed that prior to the fires there was more than one pup, although they were unable to document how many there might have been, Fitkin said. The average litter is four to six pups, he said.
As a result of the fires, the researchers “think we lost all but one pup,” Fitkin said last week.
Washington game managers criticized for wolf shooting - Capital Press. Home » State » Washington Don Jenkins/Capital Press Hank Seipp of Spokane denounces the state-approved killing of a wolf Aug. 23 in Stevens County as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s carnivore manager, Donny Martorello, looks on Oct. 14 at the Lynnwood Convention Center north of Seattle.
Buy this photo The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hosted a meeting in a Seattle suburb and heard the shooting of a wolf to protect sheep criticized. LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The east-west divide over how Washington should manage conflicts between ranchers and the state’s growing population of wolves was apparent Tuesday at a meeting in this Seattle suburb. Dropbox - 3_Tricia Cook Hank Siepp Donna M.MOV. Minutes_052114_WAG.pdf. Aug0814_12_summary.pdf. Wdfw01594.pdf. The Spokesman-Review: Colville family receives ranching award. The Daily Howler: Headlines From Colville Yield Ready-made Ones For Lynnwood. For the permanent record, here are links from Spokane media on what was labeled a “standing room only” “heated, emotional” “dog and pony show” meeting on wolves in Colville last night with “hundreds” of ranchers, locals and politicians, and in which WDFW director Phil Anderson had his “butt chewed” and “‘ass’ handed” back to him.
Anger over wolf attacks rekindles at Washington agency meeting Ranchers express frustration over wolf management Fed-up Colville neighbors pack wolf management meeting UPDATE: Heated, emotional debate at Colville wolf management meeting As a special bonus feature in today’s Daily Howler, and to save those hard-working writers at KING 5, and the SeaTimes, B’ham Herald, and Olympian a little time when WDFW’s wolf managers come to lovely Lynnwood next Tuesday night for another meeting on the subject, here are our predictions for that shindig’s headlines:
Sheep rancher ponders future after wolf attacks - Capital Press. Home » State » Washington Matthew Weaver/Capital Press Dave Dashiell talks about his experiences with the Huckleberry wolf pack while preparing to move his flock of sheep from one grazing spot near Lind, Wash., to another the afternoon of Oct. 22.
Buy this photo Rancher Dave Dashiell moved his flock of sheep from near the Huckleberry wolf pack earlier this summer after dozens were killed and others went missing. Now he's uncertain what his next moves will be following the winter. LIND, Wash. — Eastern Washington rancher Dave Dashiell made headlines over the summer when the Huckleberry wolf pack began attacking his flock of 1,800 sheep near Hunters, Wash. The sheep were on leased private grazing land near Hunters, Wash. As wolves return, so do tensions with ranchers. Originally published October 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM | Page modified October 4, 2014 at 8:26 PM When the cougar trackers finally figured out it wasn’t a big cat that was wiping out Dave Dashiell’s livestock, the wolves already were on their way to killing or wounding 33 sheep.
By then even dogs, traps and specialists armed with lights, paintball guns and rubber bullets couldn’t keep the wolves and livestock apart. “There were days when I walked down a drainage and when I came back two hours later there was a dead lamb where I walked,” Dashiell’s tearful wife, Julie, told a state wildlife panel last weekend. Washington’s Stevens County Urges Citizens to Kill Endangered Wolves. For Immediate Release, October 7, 2014 Contacts: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613 Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746 Washington’s Stevens County Urges Citizens to Kill Endangered Wolves Conservation Groups Call on State to Stop Disclosing Wolf Locations to County OLYMPIA, Wash.— Conservation groups today called on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to stop providing wolf location information to Stevens County, which recently adopted resolutions claiming a constitutional.
Northwest Sportsman Magazine. With The Daily Howler’s attention diverted by a loooooong family vacation and the subsequent craziness of his October deadlines, he’s been off the Washington wolf beat for a nice long while.
Ahhhh, so refreshing. But TDH is now back in biz, and oh is there some news. 1) As I reported earlier this week, WDFW announced that a new pack on the Kettle Crest was to blame for the deaths of a cow and a calf owned by the McIrvins of the Diamond M Ranch near Laurier, and that there were at least six members in the pack. That was based off of seeing three adults and three pups on a trail cam. Well, the reason the trail cams were put up in the first place was because there was a seventh member of the Profanity Peak Pack, another pup. Northwest Sportsman Magazine. The Spokesman-Review: Think twice before taking Stevens County advice on shooting wolves.
Wolf management threatens private property rights. August 28,2014 Rancher should not be forced to leave grazing land As the situation with the Huckleberry wolf pack continues to worsen and the pack continues to kill sheep from the Dashiell ranch on private grazing ground near Hunters, some groups are pressuring the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to make the rancher leave the area.
Stevens County Cattlemen’s President Scott Nielsen said that option is “unacceptable.” “We know that at as this situation worsens, there are those who believe that forcing the rancher to leave his grazing lands will solve the problem,” said Nielsen. “But preventing the legitimate use of private land to meet political goals is always unacceptable. Wolf Management Research Panel. Wolf Management Research Panel The inclusion of sound science is integral to the efficacy of carnivore management by state agencies.
Not only does science inform management policies, it also creates a stable and confident foundation for state agencies to communicate their management decisions. Policies without a scientific foundation will be less well received by the public and interest groups. As wolves (Canis lupus) recover in the Pacific West and state agencies move into management phases of recovery plans, the University of Washington and the Pacific Wolf Coalition have the opportunity to engage on-the-ground managers in discussions about the best way to manage wolves based on current research.
Over the past decade, important research on understanding the dynamics of wolf social structure has provided insight into the management of recovering wolf populations in the U.S. Methow cattle ranchers take part in WSU wolf study. Research focuses on conflicts with livestock Dave Hicks, left, Deed Fink and Paul Picolet put a tracking collar on a cow that is part of the cattle herd managed by Hicks and his wife, Shauna. Photo courtesy Shauna Hicks By Ann McCreary Cattle ranchers Shauna and Dave Hicks said they had “mixed feelings” when they were asked to participate this summer in research investigating conflicts between wolves and livestock, funded by the Washington state Legislature. “As most ranchers would say, the less you have to do with the government, the better off you are,” said Shauna Hicks. In the end, though, they decided to become one of two cattle producers in the Methow Valley to participate in the research project.
The Huckleberry Alpha Female is Dead: Wolves -1 and WDFW Credibility 0. By Bob Ferris I am bone tired after dogging the Huckleberry Pack issue nearly non-stop for approaching two weeks. And now I am angry and disappointed. That is a very bad time to put your thoughts down electronically, but someone needs to. New wolf pack moves into Washington state. Home » State » Washington Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife trail cameras captured footage of an adult wolf in this file photo. Officials have designated a new wolf pack in northeastern Washington state.
A Washington rancher says wolves in the new Profanity Peak pack have been preying on their livestock. Northeastern Washington has a new wolf pack, and a rancher there says it’s already been killing his cattle. The Profanity Peak pack has been in the area at least a year, said David Ware, game division manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Another mistake in managing wolf recovery. The Olympian September 16, 2014 The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has mismanaged another conflict between an Eastern Washington rancher and an important wolf pack. This time the department accidently killed the breeding alpha female of the Huckleberry pack, one of the state’s most stable and prolific packs. Gray wolves are an endangered species in Washington. This is a catastrophic mistake that will likely lead to more conflict between the pack and livestock.
FAQ - Lethal action to protect sheep from Huckleberry wolf pack. Lethal action to protect sheep from Huckleberry wolf pack FAQ On Aug. 23, 2014, a marksman contracted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shot and killed a female member of the Huckleberry Wolf Pack, which had been preying on a flock of 1,800 sheep in northeast Washington. WDFW authorized the action after preventative measures employed by the rancher and the department failed to stop the attacks. To prevent further losses, the sheep rancher moved his flock out of the area Aug. 31. Wolves in the Wool. Click to enlarge. New wolf pack moves into Washington state. ODFW Wolves and Livestock. The following is a list of non-lethal or preventative measures which are intended to help landowners or livestock producers minimize the risk of wolf predation on livestock.
It is not intended to be a list of mandatory prescriptions applicable to all producers or situations. Rather it is a guide for appropriate non-lethal measures which are likely to be most effective in different circumstances. Breakdown of costs involved in Washington's wolf pack kill. The Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife this week released the costs of the controversial removal of the Wedge Pack of Wolves from the Colville National Forest.
Here is a breakdown of the costs or killing the wolves compared to other factors of this still unfolding story. SCCA member Dave Dashiell who testified... - Stevens County Cattlemen's Association. Washington struggles with how to handle new wolf population. View full sizeBenjamin Brink/The Oregonian/FileA 17-member citizen advisory group has been unable to agree on recommendations for the Washington wolf plan despite many months of meetings and discussion. ELLENSBURG, Wash. Wolf Conservation and Management Plan - WDFW Publications. Union and Wallowa Counties' News Leader. SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A Stevens County sheep rancher has moved about 1,800 sheep to protect them from a pack of wolves that have killed at least two dozen of the animals this summer. The Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday that Dave and Julie Dashiell decided to move their sheep to safety rather than wait for state wildlife officials to track down and kill up to four wolves from the Huckleberry Pack, which hunts north of the Spokane Indian Reservation.
The ranchers tried numerous strategies to end the attacks. Jamie Henneman, spokeswoman for the Stevens County Cattlemen's Association, said they had a full-time herder, four guard dogs, range riders and extra help from state employees, but wolf kills kept mounting. "There's a point where you've got to decide, do you leave and hopefully stay in business, or do you stick around until there's just nothing left," she said. Wdfw00001.pdf. Environmental groups ask Inslee for wolf-kill limits - Spokesman.com - Aug. 28, 2014. By Nicholas K. WDFW continues effort to protect sheep from wolf attacks in Stevens County; 1 wolf dead.
Print Version 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091. WDFW continues effort to protect sheep from wolf attacks in Stevens County; 1 wolf dead. Search: Search privately using your favorite search engine. Washington Wildlife Agency Urged to Revoke Kill Order for Huckleberry Pack. For Immediate Release, August 22, 2014. Stevens County fears wolf cost - Spokesman.com - Jan. 17, 2008.
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Wolf management will include lethal removal, state officials say. Three Alphas. What Washington can learn about wolves. Carlton rancher to get first wolf-kill compensation in Washington State. Conservation Northwest.
Washington May Have 10 Wolf Packs « Northwest Sportsman Magazine. And then there were ten.