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Many ranchers say it’s time to find creative ways to deal with wolf attacks on livestock. That’s what a new bill in the Washington state Senate hopes to do – to the frustration of some wildlife rights groups.

Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Department can issue permits to kill black bears that damage timber – starting in 2024.

It’s hard to know exactly how many Western gray squirrels are in Washington – but the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s safe to say there aren’t many. Most are isolated in Okanogan and Klickitat counties and in the South Sound area.

Two petitions to allow a spring black bear hunt next year – are denied by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Hunters won’t get a chance to hunt for black bears in Washington this spring.

Black bears again may be the targets of spring hunters in Washington. After a tied vote at the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in November, the spring black bear hunt was postponed. Now, commissioners are reconsidering whether to reinstate the 2022 season.

A controversial spring bear hunt in Washington may reopen.

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission suspended the 2022 spring bear hunt season after a split vote to authorize the controversial hunt.

Conservation groups would like to stop Washington's spring 2022 black bear hunt.