Divisions emerge as WA looks to retool its wolf shooting rules

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 712

Last Updated: 2 days, 5 hours ago

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A little more than two weeks ago, the director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife ordered the killing of one or two wolves in southeast Washington after a series of attacks occurred on livestock.

Before the June 23 order was carried out, wildlife officers found one wolf already dead.

The adult uncollared male had been illegally shot likely two days before the order, according to Fish and Wildlife. On June …

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