Starving cow attempting to reach grass on the ungrazed side of a fence, Granite Mountain Open Allotment–Courtesy Mike Hudak
WDFW has evidently changed Slaughter Protocol….
yet they have yet to post it. WDFW is in direct Violation not only against your public trust, they are in Violation of the Indian Trust. They refuse uphold and manage wildlife for the public by continuing to manage only for Rancher Special Interests! People…. these are the types of crooked Policy changes that we as a Group can stop if you read and support our Research!! They refuse to invite Tribal Voice to join Wag for another…. They had 2 empty seats at the last meeting where they could have spoke on inviting Tribal Voice! https://continuetogive.com/protectthewolves
WDFW Director Report on website in PDF Format
Statement from the Directors Report : Wolf Policy The Wolf Advisory Group (WAG) and Department staff met March 29-30, 2017, in Olympia to develop a recommendation for the Department on a revised wolf-livestock interaction protocol. WAG and Department staff co-developed a protocol in May 2016, which the Department operated under during the last grazing season. The value was to operate under the 2016 protocol for a single grazing season, then incorporate lessons learned into a revised, multi-year protocol. The revised protocol reflects a wide range of values and extensive participation from several different communities, including livestock producers, environmentalists, and hunters. It also reflects extensive public input and involvement from two WAG meetings, two Fish and Wildlife Commission meetings, and numerous one-on-one meetings between staff and members of the public. WAG and staff had sufficient consensus supporting the recommendation for the revised protocol, which the Department has accepted for managing wolf-livestock interactions.
The revised protocol is consistent with the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. The final written wolf-livestock interactions protocol will be available in the coming weeks