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GoalsofWashington’sWolfConserva3onandManagementPlan
• Restorethepopula3oninWashingtontoaself-sustainingsizeandgeographicdistribu3onthatwillresultinwolveshavingahighprobabilityofpersis3nginthestatefortheforeseeablefuture(>50-100years)
• Managewolf-livestockconflictsinsuchawaythatminimizeslivestocklosswhileatthesame3menotnega3velyimpac3ngtherecoveryorlong-termperpetua3onofasustainablewolfpopula3on.
GoalsofWashington’sWolfConserva3onandManagementPlan
• Maintainhealthyandrobustungulatepopula3onsinthestatethatprovideabundantpreyforwolvesandotherpredatorsaswellasampleharvestopportuni3esforhunters.
• Developpublicunderstandingoftheconserva3onandmanagementneedsofwolvesinWashington,therebypromo3ngthepublic’sco-existencewiththespecies
De-lis3ngRequirements
• 15breedingpairsforthreeconsecu3veyears,with4ineachrecoveryregionplus3inanypartofthestate,or;
• 18breedingpairsinoneyearwith4ineachrecoveryregionand6anywhereinthestate
Partnership makes range riding work: the rancher, the rider, Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife and Conservation Northwest
are partners in this effort.
• Conservation Northwest’s wolf and livestock conflict avoidance programs aren’t limited to range riding.
• We’re also using our staff, and member and volunteer networks, to help ranchers and WDFW install fladry around calving pastures and grazing areas.
WolfAdvisoryGroup
• 17ci3zensrepresen3ngconserva3on,livestock,hun3ng,andgeneralpublicinterests
• ResidentsfrombothwesternandeasternWashington
• FacilitatedbyanoutsideThirdPartyNeutral
MissionofWolfAdvisoryGroup
Topromoteequitable,inclusive,andrespecXuldialogueanddecision-makingamongdiversepeopletofosterdurablepeacebytransformingtherootcausesofsocialconflictandprovidinghighqualityrecommenda3onsonwolfrecovery,conserva3onandmanagement.