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Olympia, WA 98501-1091

Phil Anderson
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WOLF CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT
Gray Wolf Conservation & Management

Wolves are returning to Washington. Learn about wolf conservation, management, natural history, Washington wolf packs, and how to report sightings. Learn more >>

Wolf Conservation and Management Plan
Annual survey confirms 27 wolves, including three breeding pairs, in Washington

 


WHITE-TAILED DEER MANAGEMENT

The final White-tailed deer management plan was released on November 30, 2010. The purpose of this plan is to prescribe near-term direction for managing white-tailed deer. This plan will serve as a valuable reference document and management guideline for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, tribes, agency cooperators, landowners and the general public.

View the final White-tailed Deer Management Plan

SALMON & STEELHEAD CONSERVATION

21st Century Salmon and Steelhead Initiative

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife developed the 21st Century Salmon and Steelhead Initiative to meet its responsibilities in recovering salmon and steelhead and provide sustainable fisheries.


OREGON SPOTTED FROG RECOVERY
Experts prepare vanishing frogs for release into wild
Some 1,400 Oregon spotted frogs are about to be released in Washington wetlands in a desperate move to save the vanishing species. Preparing the frogs for release is research scientist Mark Hayes, who is busy measuring, weighing and tagging the frogs at Woodland Park Zoo. [KOMO News] See full story >>
Five hundred frogs get the jump at Fort Lewis
Oregon Spotted Frog Status Report
Oregon Spotted Frog Pilot Reintroduction Project
Oregon Spotted Frogs & Tadpoles Oregon Zoo Video
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PUGET SOUND ROCKFISH CONSERVATION
PUGET SOUND ROCKFISH CONSERVATION
To ensure healthy stocks of rockfish populations in Puget Sound, WDFW has developed a draft Puget Sound Rockfish Conservation Plan, which is the preferred alternative among several presented in a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The goal of the draft conservation plan is to restore and protect our natural heritage of Puget Sound rockfish populations. Learn More >>
 
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VidCap of Low Oxygen Event Underwater video of the September 2006 low dissolved oxygen event in Hood Canal, Puget Sound.
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