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Wildlife Reports
September
15
Region
5 Wildlife Areas
Klickitat Wildlife Area: WCC & Volunteer Work: Wildlife Area Manager
VanLeuven continues to plan and coordinate a variety of work activities with
volunteers, the WCC crew, and local birders. The WCC crew will be finishing
up their season in October working on their fire hazard reduction project. Local
bird watchers will be assisting in collecting Vaux's swift survey data at the
Old Icehouse site. Volunteers may also be available to visit for a statewide
survey effort as well.
Wildlife
Diversity Division
Western Gray Squirrel: Biologist Anderson met with USFS and WDFW biologists
to provide comment on a USFS forest enhancement project in the Majors Creek
drainage, Columbia River Gorge. Years of fire suppression have caused Douglas
fir trees to overtop oak/pine forests important to a variety of wildlife species,
including the state threatened western gray squirrel. WDFW provided the USFS
with our recommendations on timber harvest guidelines and protection of key
western gray squirrel habitat components. We are encouraged that the USFS is
taking this initiative to improve this unique oak/pine habitat in Klickitat
County.
Game
Management Division
2009-11 3-Year Season Setting Process / NGO Meetings: Biologist Holman
presented the issues associated with the 3-year hunting season setting process
to approximately 30 members of the Yacolt Burn Sportsman's Club. The club enjoyed
the presentation and offered good input and general support for most WDFW proposals
that are locally relevant. The Yacolt Burn Sportsman's Club is an important
local hunting-oriented organization. Having taken an active role in providing
free public access to Weyerhaeuser lands in Clark County for 14 years, the group
now conducts hunter education classes as well.
Training: Biologists Holman and Prince attended a wildlife chemical immobilization course in Spokane this week. The WDFW veterinarian and other WDFW specialists from around the state conducted the course. In the class, Holman and Prince learned proper techniques for immobilizing cougars, bears, deer, elk, moose, and raptors. They also learned about the different types of drugs and equipment used in wildlife immobilizations. These techniques can be used in research projects as well as responding to injured or nuisance wildlife. Other biologists and many WDFW law enforcement personnel also attended the training.
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