OPAS Virtual Meeting and Program for September 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
“Wolf Recovery in Washington State: A Conservation Success Story”
Presented by Julia Smith
Meeting Place: Zoom. Register below to receive Zoom information
Banner photo credit: Gray Wolf by John and Karen Hollingsworth, USFWS
Since 2008, Washington’s wolf population has grown by an average of 28 percent per year and has continued to increase for an eleventh consecutive year. The natural return of wolves to Washington is a conservation success story and Washington’s wolf population is on a path to recovery. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Wolf Coordinator Julia Smith will provide the history and background about wolves in Washington (including the Olympic Peninsula), discuss wolf biology and natural history, give information about WDFW’s conservation and management of wolves, and cover resources for coexisting with wolves.
Julia Smith and wolf
Julia as the statewide Wolf Coordinator for the WDFW is leading the process to develop a new wolf plan. This document will guide long-term wolf conservation and management once the population is recovered in our state. As a wolf biologist she has worked on wolf recovery in multiple states for more than seven years. Her previous position was in Arizona as Field Supervisor for the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team.
Register for the “Wolf Recovery in Washington State: A Conservation Success Story” virtual meeting by clicking on the button below. Scroll down in your confirmation email from Eventbrite to the "Additional information" for Zoom instructions. You will also receive a reminder one day before the event that will again provide the Zoom instructions.