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Wolf advisory group splits over whether to codify range-writing clarifications into protocol
Summary
Members of the Washington Wolf Advisory Group debated whether to append a 2025 recommendations letter to the wolf-livestock interaction protocol, create narrow clarifying addenda, or keep the letter separate. The group agreed to continue implementation conversations, scope subgroups and gather targeted input ahead of an April meeting with the director.
Members of the Washington Wolf Advisory Group spent the bulk of a virtual two-hour session debating how and whether to incorporate a 2025 set of range-writing recommendations into the state'level wolf-livestock interaction protocol.
The discussion began after facilitators reminded participants that the group's 2025 recommendations letter was delivered and that the director had asked staff to return with implementation questions. Department policy lead Shubh Bhattacharjee told the group it was asking WAG for advice on how the agency should respond to and implement the recommendations. "We got your points," he said during the meeting, "now help us to address those challenges." (Shubh Bhattacharjee, WDFW, SEG 1939'1949)
Why it matters: the debate touches on whether language intended to clarify that range riding is not mandatory…
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