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Public Meetings on Cougar Management
| When |
Friday Jul 18, 2008 from 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Where | Olympia and Spokane |
| Contact Name | Derrick Knowles |
| Contact Email | derrick@conservationnw.org |
| Contact Phone | 509.747.1663 |
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is briefing the Fish and Wildlife Commission on proposed amendments to statewide cougar hunting regulations, followed by public hearings in Olympia and Spokane. Conservation Northwest addresses a list of problems with specific solutions for cougar management.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is briefing the Fish and Wildlife Commission on proposed amendments to statewide cougar hunting regulations, followed by public hearings starting at 6:00 pm in Olympia and Spokane on Friday, July 18.
The meeting location in Olympia
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington Street SE
1st Floor, Room 172
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
Meeting location in Spokane
Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 1 Office
2315 North Discovery Place
Spokane, WA 99216-1566<
Please attend! Help make sure that the facts about cougars get heard. Read Conservation Northwest's fuller talking points.
Cougars and other predators play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Unfortunately, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's cougar management policies and priorities are not based on sound science and use a shotgun approach of extremely liberal hunting to deal with a few "problem animals." WDFW's excessive cougar hunting policies in some Game Management Units have resulted in mortality/kill levels of mature males and females and kittens that are unacceptable, unsustainable, and scientifically indefensible.