Fish and Wildlife Commission Fail Wildlife, Collaboration in Cougar Rulemaking

On the weekend of April 19th, while the Washington chapter accepted the George Bird Grinnell award at Rendezvous and volunteers labored to restore habitat along the Yakima River, the Fish and Wildlife Commission lowered the bar on sound management and responsible decision-making for Washington’s Wildlife. In a heated dialogue, a slim majority of commissioners ignored department staff, the Agency’s director, and the minority vote, to issue a narrow directive for rulemaking that will ...