PREDATORS -- Deputies deep in north-central Idaho’s forests are getting the go-ahead from state wildlife officials to take aim at wolves suspected in attacks on dogs and livestock in Elk City, the Associated Press reports. The state Department of Fish and Game is authorizing Idaho…
SALMON FISHING -- Tuesday's announcement from Olympia that the daily catch limit for spring chinook will soon be raised to four a day at Drano Lake and Wind River is great news for some anglers, but it's not universally a good thing on those typically…
VOLCANOES -- No rumblings from Mount St. Helens today, the 31st anniversary of the volcano’s explosive eruption that killed 57 people -- and created a fascinating new landscape to explore. The jagged snow-covered crater has been mostly quiet since the most-recent dome building eruption ended…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Following the federal government's recent announcement of plans to act on 250 endangered species and Washington state's plan to release 100 endangered pygmy rabbits in special habitats in Douglas County, The New York Times has published a good overview of endangered species…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Canada geese are in the full swing of raising their families around the region. S-R photographer Dan Pelle captured his family unit basking in the sun along the banks of the Spokane River on Upriver Drive and Crestline this week. Three goose…
PREDATORS -- Environmental groups have dropped a legal fight to keep state wildlife officials from killing two wolves in northeastern Oregon, according to a report on Northwest Public Radio. The wolves are blamed for recent livestock deaths in that area. When wildlife managers first announced…
WILDLIFE -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration usually is in the business of defending sea creatures, but last week it was asking for advice about getting rid of some, according to a KING 5 TV report. Washington state law allows for the destruction or…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
