washington department of fish and wildlife

A Yakima County man has been found guilty of illegal elk trafficking.

National Hunting and Fishing Day will take place next month and to mark the occasion, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is inviting young people and families Wenatchee.

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife recently killed a wolf from the Togo pack in the NE corner of the state.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is praising the efforts of partners and the public in managing a new European green crab sighting in Salt Creek Recreational Area.

BREMERTON (AP) — State officials have closed razor clam digging at Twin Harbors in response to high levels of marine toxins. The Kitsap Sun reports that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says it has canceled a razor clam dig planned for Friday in the 10-mile clamming area between Aberdeen and Raymond...

OLYMPIA (AP) — State officials say after fatally shooting seven wolves, efforts to kill a wolf pack in northeast Washington have ended. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday it will not pursue the remaining members of the Profanity Peak wolf pack...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is delaying razor clam digs at Long Beach and reviewing openings at other ocean beaches because of rising marine toxin levels. State coastal shellfish manager Dan Ayres says digs at Long Beach are on hold until tests show toxin levels have dropped and the clams are safe to eat...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to decry the killing of a pack of wolves in northeastern Washington. The group rallied in opposition of the agency's decision to eradicate the Profanity Peak pack in order to protect cattle...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State officials say the sale of hunting and fishing licenses has been suspended due to a cybersecurity breach. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday it halted the sale of fishing and hunting licenses while it works with the state Office of Cyber Security to investigate a vulnerability in an outside vendor's license sale system...

BOTHELL, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has a new largemouth bass record. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says the 12.53-pound bass Bill Evans of Bothell pulled from Lake Bosworth is about a pound more than the previous record caught in 1977...