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croix:
6 years ago in unit 111 i saw a big white one just east of smackout pass on the Ione side.

bearpaw:
My opinion on hybrids.... to be adressed in a message to the commission.

WDFW appears to be dismissing sightings of supposed wolf hybrids in Washington as less important than wolves and failing to take action on these sightings. WDFW should be more concerned about hybrids than wolves, the issue of hybrids is even more critical than the issue of wolves in Washington. Hybrids need to be confirmed as either being hybrids or as wild wolves and control efforts must be implemented as soon as possible for many reasons.

1. Hybrids are likely to inbreed and polute the genetic integrity of wild gray wolves.
2. Hybrids must eat and are more likely to be poor hunters, frequenting human inhabited areas for food endangering pets, livestock, and humans.
3. Many of these hybrids may be wild gray wolves resulting in a much higher gray wolf population in Washington.
4. Hybrids threaten the integrity of wolf recovery in its entirety.
5. Hybrids for all these reasons should be a priority control effort.
6. Management of Hybrids for all these reasons should be a priority item in the Washington Wolf Plan.

BIGINNER:

--- Quote from: bearpaw on July 25, 2011, 09:03:00 AM ---My opinion on hybrids.... to be adressed in a message to the commission.

WDFW appears to be dismissing sightings of supposed wolf hybrids in Washington as less important than wolves and failing to take action on these sightings. WDFW should be more concerned about hybrids than wolves, the issue of hybrids is even more critical than the issue of wolves in Washington. Hybrids need to be confirmed as either being hybrids or as wild wolves and control efforts must be implemented as soon as possible for many reasons.

1. Hybrids are likely to inbreed and polute the genetic integrity of wild gray wolves.
2. Hybrids must eat and are more likely to be poor hunters, frequenting human inhabited areas for food endangering pets, livestock, and humans.
3. Many of these hybrids may be wild gray wolves resulting in a much higher gray wolf population in Washington.
4. Hybrids threaten the integrity of wolf recovery in its entirety.
5. Hybrids for all these reasons should be a priority control effort.
6. Management of Hybrids for all these reasons should be a priority item in the Washington Wolf Plan.

--- End quote ---
:yeah:

bearpaw:
Thanks to everyone for your participation, we are collecting some good information here that is attracting attention, please remember to indicate:

1. Approximate Date
2. What you saw
3. How many wolves (minimum and maximum)
4. Which GMU
5. Local area of your sighting
6. Attach pictures of tracks, scat, or of wolves whenever possible

Thanks Again, Dale :hello:

CedarPants:
Yesterday. Cook's Mountain in GMU 113 (a bit south of Cee-Cee-Ah). Didn't see wolves, but while hiking came across a full grown cow moose that had met a very untimely and very violent death. Ripped apart and torn to pieces. Again, didn't see any wolves but thought it would be worth mentioning in this thread

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