Twelve more fishers released in Olympic National Park

Twelve more Pacific fishers were released into the Olympic National Park on January 21, bringing the total to 77 fishers released over the last three years. Eight fishers were released into Graves Creek of the Quinault Valley and four into the Bogachiel Valley.

These small, native forest mammals have been previously long missing from Washington. Their recovery is the result of innovative collaboration between citizens and government.

Another 15 fishers are scheduled to be released in mid-February to conclude the reintroduction portion of the project. Each of the fishers wears a small radio transmitter allowing biologists to track and monitor the animals. The ultimate goal is to reestablish a self-sustaining population of fishers on the Olympic Peninsula.

Conservation Northwest has been actively involved with the entire fisher reintroduction process and has been a key partner along with several other non-profits and government agencies.

Read the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife story about the fisher release.