Wolves in the Pacific Northwest: News Release from WDFW officials to discuss wolf "management" on Oct. 14, 2014

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has been killing wolves instead of managing them, is asking for the public to discuss wolf management at a scheduled meeting on Oct. 14, 2014 at the Lynnwood Convention Center from 6 to 9 pm. Hopefully, this will be a real discussion, and not just another lecture from the WDFW. 

WDFW NEWS RELEASE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
http://wdfw.wa.gov/
October 6, 2014
Contact: WDFW Wildlife Program, (360) 902-2515
WDFW officials to discuss wolf
management Oct. 14 in Lynnwood
OLYMPIA - The public will have an opportunity to discuss wolf management with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) leaders during a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Lynnwood.
The meeting will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room 1EF of the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.
WDFW officials will provide information on recent wolf attacks on livestock in the state, and on the packs involved in those incidents - the Huckleberry pack in Stevens County and the Profanity Peak pack in Ferry County.
WDFW's actions to protect sheep this summer from the Huckleberry pack are described in a question-and-answer document on the department's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/huckleberry_faq.html .
WDFW officials also confirmed recently that wolves were responsible for killing a cow and calf at a cattle grazing site in Ferry County, within the range of the newly discovered Profanity Peak pack. WDFW wildlife conflict specialists continue to monitor that situation.
In 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed gray wolves from the federal list of endangered species in the eastern third of the state, but the species is still protected under Washington state law. The state Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and state laws set the parameters for responding to wolf predation on livestock.
The department has also established a Wolf Advisory Group that provides input to the department on wolf plan implementation. More information on that group is available on WDFW's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/advisory/wag/

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