A steady hum in the background at night? Good for helping people get a good rest, but apparently not so great if you're a ...

Oregon fish and wildlife troopers provide more details on a "significant investigation" covering two different cases against ...

A bill that would allow tribes with connections to the Lower Columbia and rest of the big river up to McNary Dam to lethally remove sea lions has been introduced in Congress, and the Trump ...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission gave the thumbs up to 2026 coastal wild fall Chinook and coho fisheries as proposed ...

A Northwest man with a deeply disturbing criminal record has been sentenced to 43.5 months in prison after pleading guilty to seven felony counts involving unlawful firearms possession and illegal ...

With wolf numbers reaching a point where statewide protections don’t make sense anymore, here’s a look at what a hunt might look like and how it could help advocates, ranchers and hunters get what ...

A minimum of 270 wolves roamed Washington at the end of 2025, a 17.4 percent jump over the previous annual count. The rise marks a return to the population’s growth after just a one-year blip across ...

Reason for action: On June 30, 2025, the U.S. v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) downgraded the Columbia River sockeye run size from 350,200 to 183,200. At this reduced run size, the total ...

The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted recommendations for ocean salmon fishing along the Pacific west coast in 2026. The seasons provide coastwide recreational and commercial ...

The Commission set 2026 groundfish regulations during their meeting in Salem. The daily catch limit for lingcod will increase from 2 to 3 fish next year, since lingcod populations are healthy and ...

A sitting Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission member and her environmental attorney ally have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against top WDFW brass, claiming they’re the targets of attacks ...