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Aug

2024

A Stark New Reality for Washington’s Wildlife

Author: Josh Wilund
By Dan Wilson & Josh Wilund On August 1st, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced the first confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Washington state. The news hit like a gut punch, and within minutes, our phones lit up with texts from board members, emails from conservation partners, and calls from media contacts. Deep down, many of us in Washington who are tracking CWD knew this day would come, though we hoped we had more time. For those unfamiliar, CWD ...
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Mar

2023

New Commissioners Appointed

Author: Josh Wilund
March 1, 2023 – Today, Governor Inslee’s office announced two new appointments, Steve Parker, and Woody Myers, to the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission. Per statute, the appointments are six-year terms and must be confirmed by the State Senate.  Steve Parker was appointed to an eastern Washington Position, and Woody Myers was appointed to an at-large Washington position. Parker is a retired fisheries biologist who served much of his 45-year career with Yakama Nation Fisheries. Myers is ...
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Oct

2022

Chronic Wasting Disease, A Real and Unignorable Disease at our Doorstep

Author: Josh Wilund
Photo Courtesy of WDFW 2021 marked the first documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Idaho. A quiet and widely ignored killer, CWD is at the very least, next door. It’s an unfortunate development for wildlife advocates, hunters, biologists, forest health proponents, and those concerned about communicable diseases. If you haven’t been tracking the spread of CWD around the world and in the US, this fatal disease affecting cervids (in Washington, that’s our deer, elk, and moose) is ...
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