at-risk species

A northern leopard frog.

State wildlife agencies focus on ‘hook and bullet’ work. Some see a new path.

BY: - May 31, 2023

SEATTLE — The Cascade red fox, which lives high in the mountains of Washington state, is struggling to survive. State wildlife managers want to send researchers into the field to find out why. They’re also aiming to vaccinate pygmy rabbits against a deadly virus, restore habitat to support the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly and establish new […]