Department of Fish and Wildlife

Cougar attack on domesticated cat in East Wenatchee prompts warnings about reducing attractants in populated areas.

Commissioners say a final Environmental Impact Statement on the project last month did not consider local concerns about the bears.

The Wenatchee Sportsmen's Association (WSA) will be holding a meeting tomorrow (June 20) on the effort to re-introduce grizzly bears to North Cascades National Park. The meeting will feature local conservationist Gordon Congdon, along with Chris Servheen - a retired employee of the U...

Based on 14 years of population growth, Fish and Wildlife concluded that the species no longer meets the threat of extinction, or the state definition for a threatened species.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife says the upgrades will include new shooting benches and sheds, improved drainage and an improved pistol range backstop.

They approved the letter Monday, which calls for a task force funded by the state legislature to examine jail modernization.

Pneumonia caused by the Movi bacteria could be lethal for bighorn sheep populations, and there is currently no treatment or vaccine available as a preventative measure.

Chelan County Commissioners are asking federal agencies to suspend their efforts in reintroducing grizzly bears back to the North Cascades.

The last grizzly bear seen in the North Cascades was back in 1996.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has recommendations for keeping bears from entering into populated areas.