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PostMon Jul 08, 2019 6:39 pm 
Monday July 8, 2019 16:37 PDT WDFW GRAY WOLF UPDATE Gray Wolf Update A new update on wolf activities is available on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/updates -WDFW-

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PostSat Aug 03, 2019 11:01 am 
Friday August 2, 2019 14:01 PDT WDFW NEWS RELEASE Wolf post-recovery plan development OLYMPIA- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has opened a public comment period to gather input on how the department will manage wolves in Washington post-recovery. Biologists are confident that Washington's wolf population is on a path to successful recovery. Since 2008, the state's wolf population has grown an average of 28% per year. WDFW documented a minimum of 126 individuals, 27 packs, and 15 successful breeding pairs during the last annual population survey. "Long-term sustainability and persistence of Washington's wolf population will always be a department priority," said WDFW Director Kelly Susewind. "We know that Washington wolves are doing well, and it's our responsibility to be prepared to help wolf and human populations coexist in the same landscape." Although it may be a few years before meeting wolf recovery goals, WDFW is preparing for when wolves are no longer designated as state or federally endangered by developing a post-recovery conservation and management plan. It will guide long-term wolf conservation and management. As part of using the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process, WDFW will include an extensive public input and engagement process to develop the plan. This involves preparing a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will evaluate actions, alternatives, and impacts related to long-term wolf conservation and management. The department will develop the draft EIS based on feedback, and the public can review and comment on the draft once it is complete. "The department currently uses the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, adopted in 2011, to guide wolf management activities in Washington," said Julia Smith, WDFW wolf coordinator. "However, the 2011 plan was developed specifically to inform and guide Washington wolf recovery while wolves are considered threatened or endangered. The new plan will focus on how the department will conserve and manage wolves after their recovery." Public input and feedback is vital to this effort. The public scoping comment period is open from Aug. 1, 2019 through Nov.1, 2019. You can share your thoughts by taking an online survey at https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/post-recovery-planning, or by attending one of the following 14 public scoping open houses in your community: Spokane Sept. 3, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Spokane Community College (SCC), The Lair Student Center, Building #6, Sasquatch and Bigfoot Room 124 & 124C, 1810 Green St., Spokane, WA 99217 Colville Sept. 4, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Agriculture & Trade Center, 215 S. Oak St., Colville, WA 99114 Clarkston Sept. 5, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Quality Inn and Suites, Half Mahogany Room, 700 Port Drive, Clarkston, WA 99403 Chelan Sept. 11, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Chelan Fire Station, 232 E. Wapato Ave, Chelan, WA 98816 Pasco Sept. 25, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Franklin PUD auditorium, 1411 W. Clark St, Pasco, WA 99301 Selah Sept. 26, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Selah Civic Center, 216 S. 1st St., Selah, WA 98942 Mt. Vernon Oct. 7, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 10441 Bayview-Edison Rd., Mt. Vernon, WA 98273 Issaquah Oct. 8, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eagle Room, City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027 Kelso/Longview Oct. 9, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center, 510 Kelso Drive, Kelso, WA 98626 Morton Oct. 10, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lyle Community Center, 700 Main Street, Morton, WA 98356 Olympia Oct. 15, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Natural Resources Building (Room 172), 1111 Washington SE, Olympia, WA 98504 Goldendale To be determined Port Angeles Oct. 29, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Peninsula College, House of Learning (Longhouse), 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362 Montesano Oct. 30, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Montesano City Hall, 112 N. Main St., Montesano, WA 98563 A webinar will also be available for those who are interested. It will be from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. It can be viewed at https://player.invintus.com/?clientID=2836755451&eventID=2019091001 or from the home page of WDFW's website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing, hunting, and other recreation opportunities. -WDFW-

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PostTue Aug 13, 2019 7:56 pm 
Wolf attacks family inside tent, Rampart Creek Campground, Banff National Park. It gets scarier, and more desperate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wolf-attack-rampart-creek-banff-1.5245105

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PostWed Aug 14, 2019 12:10 am 
* see Pyrites' post just above! * Tuesday August 13, 2019 16:35 PDT WDFW GRAY WOLF UPDATE WDFW WILDLIFE PROGRAM Gray Wolf Update A new update on wolf activities is available on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/updates -WDFW-

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PostThu Aug 15, 2019 11:45 am 
Here's the Washington Post article on the wolf attack in Banff

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PostThu Aug 15, 2019 1:32 pm 
Whoops - before seeing this, posted same in "animals in unexpected places" thread.

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PostSun Aug 18, 2019 12:51 am 
Friday August 16, 2019 18:04 PDT WDFW WILDLIFE PROGRAM Gray Wolf Update A new update on wolf activities is available on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/updates ========================================================== Friday August 16, 2019 18:10 PDT WDFW NEWS RELEASE WDFW removes depredating OPT wolf pack SPOKANE- On the morning of Aug. 16, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) lethally removed the four known remaining members of the OPT wolf pack. A series of WDFW investigations had shown the pack responsible for 29 depredation incidents. WDFW Director Kelly Susewind reauthorized the lethal removals on July 31 (wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/updates/wdfw-director-reauthorizes-lethal-opt-7-31-2019), in response to continuing depredations of cattle on federal grazing lands in the Kettle River range of Ferry County. The removal decision was made with guidance from the state's Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00001) and the lethal removal provisions of the department's wolf-livestock interaction protocol (wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-02/final_protocol_for_wolf-livestock_interactions_jun012017.pdf). The OPT pack has been involved in 14 livestock depredations in the last 10 months, with nine in the last 30 days, and a total of 29 since Sept. 5, 2018. The livestock producer who owns the affected livestock took several proactive, nonlethal, conflict deterrence measures to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock, and WDFW will continue to monitor for wolf activity in the area and work closely with producers. This was the fourth time Director Susewind has authorized lethal removal in the OPT pack since Sept. 12, 2018 (wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/updates/wdfw-director-authorizes-lethal-action). Plaintiffs, supported by the Maryland-based Center for a Humane Economy, filed a petition for review of Director Susewind's July 31 reauthorization, and sought a temporary restraining order in King County Superior Court on Aug. 1. The motion for a restraining order was denied by a court commissioner at the time, allowing the removal effort to continue. The hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction was scheduled for Aug.16, when the court was expecting to, and did, hear an update on the department's removal activities. According to Donny Martorello, wolf policy lead for WDFW, the department had been working steadily to meet its stated intentions since the courts gave it the clearance to move forward on Aug. 1. To date the department has removed: On Aug. 7, one wolf On Aug. 8, one wolf On Aug.13, one wolf On Aug.16, four wolves WDFW believes it has removed all members of the OPT pack, although another wolf was sighted in the area late this spring. That wolf may have dispersed from a different pack. "I know this is an extremely difficult time for many of our communities around the state and having to carry out lethal removals of wolves is something we take very seriously," said Director Susewind. "Hopefully we can pull from a diversity of perspectives, ideas, and approaches to find better solutions for coexistence. Counsel for WDFW appeared in court today for the preliminary injunction hearing. The court was informed of the lethal removals that have occurred since the Aug. 1 hearing. At the end of the hearing, King County Superior Court Judge John McHale ruled from the bench and issued a preliminary injunction that would prohibit WDFW from lethally removing any remaining wolves from the OPT pack until the court has a chance to hear the merits of the case. In April 2019, the department reported 27 wolf packs in Washington. A summary of Washington wolf recovery and activity can be found at https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf. -WDFW-

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PostWed Aug 28, 2019 7:20 am 
Just saw a headline -- guess I'm going to have to buy a subscription to the Spokesman, that wolf meetings have been cancelled due to the threat of violence. Sad times here. Idiots in the far hinterlands (Stevens County) have been promoting violence as the answer to a lot of stuff. But we cannot discuss that here.

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PostThu Aug 29, 2019 5:24 pm 
Tuesday August 27, 2019 17:03 PDT WDFW NEWS RELEASE WDFW cancels in-person open houses on wolf post-recovery plan and will schedule online, interactive webinars this fall OLYMPIA- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is canceling a series of in-person wolf post-recovery planning open houses and will schedule online, interactive webinars this September and October. "We've seen incredible intensity around wolf issues this summer, on both sides of the issue. For outreach to be meaningful, our meetings have to be productive. Unfortunately, we've received some information that indicates to us that the meetings could be disrupted, possibly creating an unsafe meeting environment for the public participating," said WDFW Director Kelly Susewind. "Based on our initial outreach to stakeholders, we think digital open houses and a robust survey will be our most productive means of gathering feedback on this initial scoping effort." The open houses were aimed at helping to inform the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process that will be used to develop a post-recovery plan. The first step in the SEPA process involves scoping. "Scoping helps us determine proposed actions, alternatives, and impacts to be considered in the post-recovery wolf plan," said Julia Smith, WDFW wolf coordinator. "The scoping process is intended to improve decisions, find early resolutions to potential conflicts, and frame the relevant issues. We want this to be a thoughtful and constructive process for all involved." In lieu of the public open houses, the Department will hold three live webinars open to all, where participants can receive information, ask questions, and learn how to provide input. The dates for these digital open houses will be announced soon. The Department's work to develop this plan is a multi-year effort. As wolf management options begin to take shape, there will be further opportunities to engage with agency staff. The public scoping comment period will remain open until Nov. 1 and the Department is encouraging interested parties to provide input on the scope of the future wolf plan. The Department is accepting comments via online survey and in writing. "We will schedule additional in-person engagement opportunities later in the process, once we have a draft plan and are requesting comments. We will do our best to ensure that those meetings will be productive and safe." Susewind added. Washington's wolf population has been growing since 2008. WDFW proposes to develop a post-recovery conservation and management plan to guide long-term wolf conservation and management under state authority. More information and the survey on wolf post-recovery planning can be found at https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/post-recovery-planning. Live webinar dates will be posted there as soon as they are announced. Written comments can be mailed to WDFW – Wolf Post-Recovery Plan Scoping, PO Box 43200, Olympia WA 98504-3200. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlifeis the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing, hunting, and other recreation opportunities. -WDFW-

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PostThu Aug 29, 2019 5:26 pm 
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 11:21 PDT Statewide wolf meetings, including one in Spokane, canceled after threats of violence
Eli Francovich, reporting for the Spokane Spokesman-Review wrote:
Pozzanghera said as WDFW started planning the meetings, they worked with local law enforcement knowing wolf issues are usually contentious. That’s when they started seeing Facebook posts threatening violence, including threats focused around agency plans to kill wolves that had attacked cattle. The threats came from both wolf-partisans and wolf-haters.

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PostMon Sep 09, 2019 8:53 am 
Friday September 6, 2019 11:37 PDT WDFW GRAY WOLF UPDATE A new update on wolf activities is available on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/updates -WDFW-

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PostWed Sep 11, 2019 5:48 am 
This stuff will never end even with delisting

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PostWed Sep 11, 2019 2:48 pm 
Wednesday September 11, 2019 11:07 PDT WDFW NEWS RELEASE WDFW offers online, interactive webinars on wolf post-recovery planning OLYMPIA- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has scheduled three online, interactive webinars this September and October to discuss planning and management for wolf populations once they are no longer listed as endangered in the state. "We know that wolves are a huge topic of interest to the public and we want to hear everyone's input, in a respectful and productive way, on how to manage them," said WDFW Director Kelly Susewind. "These digital open houses will allow anyone who is interested to learn about Washington's wolves, ask questions, and find out how to provide feedback on the topic." While public comment won't be accepted during the webinars, the goal is to both educate about wolves and share ways that people can voice their thoughts to WDFW concerning wolf management. This input will help to inform the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process that will be used to develop a post-recovery plan for wolves. The dates for the interactive webinars are: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 12-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6-7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to take part in these webinars. They can be accessed by either clicking the links above or going to the home page of the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov and clicking on a link there. There are other ways to participate in WDFW's scoping process as well; WDFW is accepting comments via an online survey, online commenting, and in writing by mailing to Lisa Wood, WDFW – Wolf Post-Recovery Plan Scoping, PO Box 43200, Olympia WA 98504-3200. "This is an important topic that many people are passionate about and we want ideas on how to find a balance where wolves can coexist with people, livestock, and other wildlife," Susewind added. The public scoping comment period remains open until Nov. 1. The Department's work to develop this plan is a multi-year effort and, as wolf management options begin to take shape, there will be further opportunities to engage with agency staff. More information on wolves in Washington and wolf post-recovery planning can be found at wdfw.wa.gov/wolves-post-recovery. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing, hunting, and other recreation opportunities. -WDFW-

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PostThu Sep 12, 2019 1:11 pm 
There's a lot to like about Canada, but sometimes they're no better than the USA. I'm on the mailing list of Pacific Wild, which has sent several notes in the last week re BC's plan for another massive wolf cull. Please consider signing their petition. From Pacific Wild's letter:
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In 2015 the B.C. government began one of the largest wolf culls in recent history, killing over 700 of these highly intelligent and social animals to date, all predicated by the false information that it will help declining caribou populations. Industry practices and habitat destruction is causing the decline in caribou populations NOT wolves. ... The next government-sanctioned kill program is currently planned to begin January 2020, only a few months away. If we are going to stop this cruel and ecologically indefensible kill program, we need your support. We are close to half a million signatures advocating to end the wolf cull. By signing our petition, you have joined a massive community of wolf advocates working to #SaveBCWolves but we are not at the 500,000 mark quite yet. Please help circulate this petition. Once we have 500,000 signatures we will deliver it to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. We will ensure your voice to #SaveBCWolves is heard by those in power.
I unexpectedly heard a wolf chorus early one morning while anchored off the northern tip of Banks Island, waiting for the winds to calm for us to cross to Haida Gwaii. It was one of the highlights of our trip: Encounters in the Great Bear Rainforest
B.C. Government Responsible For Misguided Wolf Killing from Pacific Wild on Vimeo.

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