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WDFW Commissioners have approved the Rendezvous - Golden Doe Forest Restoration Project to thin trees on about 464 acres.

Bighorn sheep, mule deer, and mountain goats will be captured and fitted with GPS collars, before being released back into the wild.

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.

The stations are called CD3 units because they are used to clean, drain, dry and dispose.

The proposed rule is intended to reduce the spread of Movi, a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and can be deadly to bighorn sheep.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is planning a prescribed fire in Chelan County next month. The Department has announced a burn on 500 acres in the Colockum Wildlife Area, which is 20 miles southeast of Wenatchee. Prescribed fires are used in wildlife areas to reduce the risk and severity of future wildfires, and improve habitat for wildlife...

The agency says the work is happening now to take advantage of low water levels.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is changing the status of the greater sage grouse from threatened to endangered. Conservation Section Assessment Manager Taylor Cotten says there were multiple reasons for the uplisting. "There's the continued population decline, but also new information around the effective population size which is basically the number of individual birds that

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the Chinook salmon fishing seasons on the Chelan and Entiat Rivers will open at sunrise July 16th and run through sunset October 15th. The daily limit for both is six with a minimum size of 12 inches ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are hopeful for an influx of public participation regarding salmon fishing season setting. The entity is encouraging public input by offering a variety of opportunities to weigh in on setting salmon season...