elk

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) is conducting elk surveys in Kittitas County this week. Biologists will be focusing on the Colockum Herd in an area northwest of Ellensburg. WDFW Regional Wildlife Program Manager, Ross Huffman, says the survey is done every two years. ...

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting families to the Oak Creek Wildlife Area near Naches to view hundreds of elk that are being fed there. The WDFW feeds elk in designated parts of South Central Washington every winter because the animals' range is largely fenced off during the colder months and their access to wild food sources is limited. ...

The crash led to a significant backup in the area that for most of the 6am hour. US 97 was blocked for a time, likely while the car and Elk were removed

Knutson is currently recovering at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

They include Eightmile Road in the Icicle Drainage area south of Leavenworth as well as the Number 2 Canyon Road west of Wenatchee.

From a press release-Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that directs the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to conduct an elk management pilot project to reduce elk highway collisions...

As the elk population explodes in Kittitas County, more elk-car collisions have been happening. Representative Tom Dent says it's time to take action. "The result of that – we have these elk spilling out into areas where we don’t want them to be – in the farmer’s yards, their hay barns, just about everywhere. But the biggest issue ...