gray wolf

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife releases it's annual report of gray wolf populations. The 2024 report shows a dip in overall population, but the amount of packs grew by one last year. According to WDFW Statewide Wolf Specialist Ben Maletzke, It's a good sign wolf recovery efforts are working, but there is work to do. ...

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.

State Representative Joel Kretz says environmentalists wanting wolves to remain on the state endangered list aren't seeing the big picture.