Retiring wildlife officer Cal Treser reflects on his 36-year career By Ann McCreary Driving up a mountain road on his way to release a problem black bear on a recent Sunday afternoon, Cal Treser said his 36-year career as a state fish and wildlife police officer was coming to a close on a good note. […]
Cal Treser
Wildlife training course at Basecamp
Citizen volunteers can help prevent poaching and protect wildlife through a free Citizen Wildlife Training course that will be offered Sunday (June 22), 3 – 5 p.m., at North Cascades Basecamp in Mazama. Presented by Eyes in the Woods, the two-hour class teaches how to identify, document and report poaching and other abuses of natural resources through […]
Two more cougars shot, one after killing calf near Twisp
By Ann McCreary
Two more cougars were shot and killed last weekend in the Methow Valley, one by a state wildlife official after the cougar killed a calf, and …
Cougar snatches ducks at Crown S Ranch; big cat tracked and chased away
By Ann McCreary
A cougar snacked on a couple of organic ducks from Crown S Ranch on Twin Lakes Road Monday (Feb. 3) in the latest incident involving cougar predation …
Human, pet encounters with cougars increase each winter
By Marcy Stamper
Close encounters between cougars and domestic animals — and their owners — have been reported near Twisp and Winthrop over the past few weeks.
Cat kills dog; man kills cat
By Sue Misao Kathy Goldberg opened her front door late Thursday night (Jan. 22) and saw a cougar standing a few feet away at the bottom of her front porch steps. She slammed the door, but not before her little dog had run out the door. She opened the door again but it was too […]
