- Associated Press
- Updated
OLYMPIA — Washington Fish and Wildlife officials say they will start spring trapping of wolves, an activity that was previously considered nonessential under Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
The department now has training procedures and personal protective equipment to trap wolves while staying within the governor’s order, Fish and Wildlife wolf policy leader Donny Martorello said.
“We are geared up to get back in the field,” he told the Capital Press. “This is a very high priority for the agency.”
Fish and Wildlife traps wolves and puts on radio collars in the spring when packs are staying close to dens. The collars transmit signals that indicate the area a pack frequents.
Fish and Wildlife has been criticized by ranchers for having too few collared wolves. The department said trapping wolves is difficult, with no guarantees of success.
Fish and Wildlife will put a high priority…
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