Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Drastically fewer sockeye are returning to the Upper Columbia than expected. That’s why Washington isn’t allowing sockeye fishing this season there.

If you’ve tried to boat or fish on the lower Yakima River lately, you might have noticed matted weeds clogging the waterway. Now, work is underway to get it under control.

Biologists say removing a 550-foot causeway in Richland would be a big help for struggling salmon in the Yakima River.

It was a close call along Interstate 90 near Spokane, Washington — but not the kind you might think. Recently, workers at a Washington Department of Fish…

(Runtime 3:59) At a watercraft inspection station along the highway a few miles from the Idaho border, one very good boy is doing a very good job.Fin is…

(Runtime 0:59) A fatal disease for deer has been confirmed in Washington state. This first confirmed deer with chronic wasting disease was found dead in…

(Runtime 3:50) A video captured the moment a maroon Toyota 4Runner paused along a rough gravel road on the Hanford Reach National Monument this past…

(Runtime 0:56)The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission denied two petitions for a spring black bear hunting season next year.The commission paused…

(Runtime 0:57)Washington’s Western gray squirrels are in trouble. So much so that state officials are considering uplisting the squirrels from threatened…

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help to find who poisoned six wolves in northeastern Washington.