YAKIMA, Wash. — The search for wolves in Washington now extends into the south Cascades and Yakima County.Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife officials haven’t yet
confirmed a sighting in this region,
but statewide wolf specialist Ben
Maletzke believes it could
happen soon. He’s eager
to investigate citizen
reports of lone wolves
in the Cowiche area as
well as the Nile Basin
north of Yakima, and
he encouraged others
to share any evidence
they might find.
Those efforts from
staff and the general
public play a key
role in gathering information for the agency’s
annual report, which
attempts to track wolf behavior and provide population estimates that guide policy decisions. Work began in earnest at the start of 2019, and Maletzke said results should be finalized by the end of March.
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