Western Wildlife Outreach

06/04/2026

Western Wildlife Outreach will be there! Stop by our table and pick up a free coloring page.

Get creative at "Creatures of the Pacific Northwest," a sidewalk celebration of chalk art and Cascadia wildlife!

Hosted by and supported by the Olympia Downtown Alliance, this playful event invites young artists to transform the sidewalk into a vibrant outdoor gallery. Grab some chalk, celebrate our local critters, and join us for a day of community spirit and summer fun. ☀️😎

RAFFLE PRIZES 🎟️ Finish your masterpiece and enter to win! Artists aged 6 to 18 who complete their chalk art can enter to win one of three massive prize baskets. Each one is packed with goodies and gift certificates from local, Olympia businesses!

REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/creaturespnw

05/30/2026

https://youtu.be/xvYYOtuwhN8?si=5mg9fP5h_G9c8ALx

Is killing wolves ever justified as a conservation tool? And what d...

05/25/2026

Coexistence is possible! 🐔🐺

05/06/2026

Things are moving along with updates to the WWO website starting to come together and new projects becoming "projects well in progress" -- life is good! 🐻👍

https://westernwildlife.org/bear-cub-meets-grubs-coloring-pages/

05/02/2026

Bear Camp is coming up NW Trek May 16-17. Should be a fun time!

04/30/2026

WOW! Cougar mom and kittens in Minnesota. The first time in nearly 100 years that reproduction has been documented there according to Minnesota's DNR.

"...Cougars were native to Minnesota before becoming locally extinct. There hasn’t been evidence of reproduction for more than 100 years in the eastern Midwest (east of the Dakotas and Nebraska) until recent reports from Michigan and now Minnesota..." https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/2026/04/30/evidence-reproducing-cougar-population-minnesota #:~:text=Cougars

04/29/2026

Speak for Wolves Returns to Washington—Stronger Than Ever

The Speak for Wolves Conference, now a program of Western Wildlife Outreach, is returning April 2027 for an in-person conference in Washington state.

📍 Olympia, Washington
📅 April 2027

As a nationally recognized gathering, Speak for Wolves brings together educators, scientists, indigenous leaders, policymakers, and advocates working at the forefront of large carnivore conservation.

This annual conference is more than an event—it’s a catalyst for action, advancing science-based solutions and policy reform for wolves and other keystone species across the Pacific Northwest. From accessible advocacy resources to timely action alerts, Speak for Wolves empowers individuals to engage directly in shaping the future of wildlife conservation.

Planning is already underway!

Sign up for speaker announcements, registration details, and ways to get involved:

Speak for Wolves Conference Newsletter - https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/AbQf4wE/SFWNewsletterSignUp

https://westernwildlife.org/speak-for-wolves-comes-to-washington/

Speak for Wolves Returns to Washington—Stronger Than Ever The Speak for Wolves Conference, now a program of Western Wildlife Outreach, is returning April 2027 for an in-person conference in Washington state. 📍 Olympia, Washington📅 April 2027 As a nationally recognized gathering, Speak for Wo...

04/28/2026

Winter buck (Columbian black-tailed deer) living large in a small forest near here. Black-tailed deer habitat is a priority for conservation efforts.

More on WWO's support of the great work that is going on in this urban forest coming soon.

04/16/2026

04/16/2026

https://livingsnoqualmie.com/help-prevent-elk-deaths-on-i-90-with-the-upper-snoqualmie-valley-elk-management-group/

North Bend Resident Sharen Marsall represents our local elk herd as President of the Upper Snoqualmie Valley Elk Management Group, and they urgently need