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Wildlife Reports
June
9, 2008
Game
Management Division
Trout Lake Elk: Biologist Anderson is currently assisting the Enforcement
Division with an elk damage issue in Klickitat County. Elk are currently impacting
agricultural fields that were the first areas in the Trout Lake valley to open
this spring from heavy snow pack. Several options are being considered to keep
elk off high valued fields, including hazing, fencing, landowner access permits,
and habitat manipulation.
Hoof Rot in Elk: District Wildlife Biologist Miller drafted a Protocol and Activity description for the exam of elk in Region 5 that are exhibiting signs of hoof rot. Reports have become numerous in recent years about sick and limping elk in the lower Cowltiz River Valley. Livestock owners are concerned about spread to their animals and hunters are worried about elk they see and harvest. Washington State University vet school personnel and WDFW veterinarian are interested in collecting sick elk to determine the cause of the condition and collecting apparently healthy elk to determine if the condition exists in most all animals.
3-Year package meeting: District Wildlife Biologist Miller met with Detachment 4 Fish & Wildlife Officers to introduce new Survey Biologist Prince and discuss management proposals for the upcoming 3-year package. Most of the discussions centered on the problem of urban elk in the Longview area and season strategies to try to reduce the herd in GMU 504 Stella. A scoping document was submitted to Wildlife Program Manager Jonker for inclusion in the public meeting process.
Commission Meeting: Wildlife Program Manager Jonker presented an overview of the Mt. St. Helens elk herd preliminary 2007 harvest data to the Commission. In addition, she provided an overview of the successful implementation of the cooperative Land Access Program with Weyerhaeuser and many volunteer organizations to provide additional weekday motorized access to the majority of Weyerhaeuser St. Helens Tree Farm during the special elk permit seasons. Forester LaFountaine from Weyerhaeuser and Co-founders Eaton and Schelcht of the South West Washing Land Access Coalition also provided testimony regarding the collaborative effort. We would like to thank everyone for their cooperation, patience, creativity, and all their amazing hard work at accomplishing a safe and successful first year: Weyerhaeuser, South West Land Access Coalition, Cowltiz Game and Anglers, Eyes In The Woods, WA State Archer Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Yacolt Burn Sportsmen Club, Vancouver Wildlife League, WA State Bowhunters, and WDFW staff.
Wildlife
Diversity Division
Windpower Development: Biologist Anderson is currently assisting the
habitat division with review and comment on new proposals for windpower in eastern
Klickitat County. In the most recent development proposals, ferruginous hawks
appear to be the raptor species of most concern to WDFW. Wind turbines are currently
proposed within a ferruginous hawk nest territory raising concerns about the
long term viability of this pair.
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