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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...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has opened the public comment period now until February 26 for those looking to add input on the proposed recommendations to the cougar management guidelines. Four options are being proposed and can be viewed online by folks for an in depth explanation of the options...

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for public input for proposed recommendations in the 2020-2021 hunting seasons. The written public comments (accessible via WDFW website) will be taken into consideration as WDFW works to finalize hunting rules and regulations for the upcoming year...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have put the kibosh on target shooting from Road 12 of Gloyd Seeps Wildlife Area Unit due to safety concerns. The wildlife area unit is near Ephrata in Grant County. "It's a heavily used area for recreationists...

As 2019 came to a wrap, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the state had a record year for prevention efforts of aquatic invasive species. These species - that includes zebra and quagga mussels, aquatic plants, fish and amphibian diseases - can cause negative impacts on water quality, native wildlife, power and irrigation systems and even recreational opportunities...