Department of Fish and Wildlife

In this Oct. 24, 2020, photo, Sven Spichiger, Washington state Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him in Blaine. Washington state officials said Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was also located near Blaine.

Giant hornet nest destroyed in Washington state

Nicholas K. Geranios; The Associated Press

Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first giant hornet nest of the season, which was found near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border.

Environment

Swinomish Tribe objects as state allows Cooke Aquaculture to stock net pen at Hope Island

Bellamy Pailthorp

The Swinomish Tribe is filing another amicus brief this week, in support of a lawsuit against the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Environmental…

An image from a remote game camera shows a female grizzly bear, far left, with her three cubs near Metaline Falls in northeast Washington. Wildlife biologists fitted her with a radio collar to help them learn more about grizzly bears in Washington.

Environment

Female grizzly collared in Washington for 1st time in 40 years

Wildlife biologists have captured a female grizzly bear in Washington state for the first time in 40 years, fitting it with a radio collar so they can…

Clayton Carson, a technician from the state department of fish and wildlife, delivers Dungeness crab samples from three coastal areas to the state health department's labs in Shoreline. They will be tested for domic acid, a neurotoxin.

Environment

Neurotoxin that shut down razor clamming threatens Dungeness crab season

Bellamy Pailthorp

UPDATE, Nov. 25: The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed recreational fishing for Dungeness crab on the central Washington coast, effective…

Environment

State suspends summer fishing for Chinook on Columbia River, limits Puget Sound seasons

Bellamy Pailthorp

Low numbers of Chinook salmon expected to return to the Columbia River this summer have led state and tribal officials to close that fishery until Aug. 1.…

Washington Department and Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth is resigning after three years on the job.

Washington Fish And Wildlife Director To Resign

Austin Jenkins

Washington Department and Fish and Wildlife Director Jim Unsworth is resigning next month after three years on the job. He presided over a tumultuous...

File photo. Former Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Deputy Director Greg Schirato was convicted of second degree rape and first-degree burglary.

News

Former Fish And Wildlife Deputy Director Convicted Of Rape, Burglary

Austin Jenkins

A former top official at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been convicted of breaking into the home of a colleague and raping her. The...

Environment

New Era For Washington Wolves? State Wildlife Officials Think So

Emily Schwing

There could be big changes on the horizon for the way the state of Washington manages its wolf population to minimize the conflicts between wolves and...

Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced a series of steps to address the workplace culture in the agency.

News

WDFW Director Orders Changes After Reports Of Sexualized Workplace

Austin Jenkins

The director of Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced a series of steps to address the workplace culture in the agency and...

Four employees were fired after an investigation found what it called an extremely sexualized culture at the Wells Hatchery, which is next to Wells Dam in Okanogan County.

News

Hatchery Owner Dumps State Workers, Contract After ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation

Austin Jenkins

After 50 years, Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife will no longer operate the Wells Hatchery on the Columbia River near Pateros. The Douglas...