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A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife scientist said chronic wasting disease, a brain ailment that afflicts deer, likely will persist in Washington for at least decades. Washington State University in mid-December confirmed three deer harvested in Spokane County and one harvested in Pend Oreille County this fall had the disease.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort increasing wildlife habitat and corridor connectivity on National Forests and agricultural lands.

Washington wildlife officials are beginning to plan for how to conserve the state’s species and habitats for the next decade. The Department of Fish and Wildlife is updating its State …

Now that the reintroduction of grizzly bears to the North Cascades is all but inevitable, local communities are taking measures to prepare for the potential impacts of their presence.

A recent study from Wyoming shows that when the two predators overlap, wolves kill kittens in high numbers and push adults to starvationA recent study from Wyoming shows that when the two predators overlap, wolves kill kittens in high numbers and push adults to starvation.