Thursday, Sept• 18, 2014 - Mason County Journal - Page B-7
STAFF REPORTS
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State wildlife manag-
ers are seeking help from
hunters and the general
public in monitoring the
spread of hoof disease
among elk in 10 counties
in southwest Washing-
ton.
The Washington De-
partment of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) asks
that anyone who spots an
elk with hoof deformities
in the area that is limp-
ing or dead report their
observations at wdfw.
wa.gov/conservation/
health/hoof_disease/.
A map on that website
shows the department's
primary focus of interest.
Sandra Jonker,
WDFW regional wild-
life manager, said the
department is primarily
interested in receiving
reports outside the pri-
mary area of infection
around Cowlitz County,
where the disease is al-
ready well documented.
"Our focus now is on
assessing the spread of
the disease to other parts
of the region," Jonker
said. "Gaining more in-
formation about the in-
cidence and geographical
distribution of the dis-
ease will help determine
how best to manage it."
She noted that the
website is designed to ac-
cept reports from the field
using a mobile phone.
Once filed, those reports
will immediately appear
on WDFW's website.
Diagnostic testing
conducted over the past
year indicates hoof dis-
ease in elk closely resem-
bles a contagious bacte-
rial infection in sheep.
There is no evidence that
the bacteria are harmful
to humans, but there is
102 years in the making: Salmon return to upper Elwha
STAFF REPORT
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Following an observation by a
fisheries biologist and member of
the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
of a possible Chinook salmon in
the former Lake Mills, two Olym-
pic National Park fisheries staff
conducted a snorkel survey of the
Elwha River above the old Glines
Canyon dam site.
They found three adult chi-
nook salmon, all between 30 and
36 inches long, in the former Lake
Mills, between Windy Arm and
Glines Canyon. Two fish were seen
resting near submerged stumps of
ancient trees; the third was found
in a deep pool in the former Lake
Mills.
"When dam removal began
three years ago, Chinook salmon
were blocked far downstream by
the Elwha dam," said Olympic Na-
tional Park Superintendent Sarah
Creachbaum. "Today, we celebrate
the return of Chinook to the upper
Elwha River for the first time in
over a century."
"Thanks to the persistence and
hard work of many National Park
Service employees, the Lower
Elwha Klallam Tribe and many
other partners, salmon can once
again reach the pristine Elwha
watershed within Olympic Na-
tional Park," said Creachbaum.
In addition to the three chinook,
biologists counted 27 bull trout,
nearly 400 rainbow trout and two
small sculpin during their survey
above Glines Canyon.
The biologists began their snor-
kel survey in Rica Canyon three
miles above the old Glines Canyon
dam site.
They then snorkeled down-
stream through the canyon,
through the former Lake Mills and
downstream to a point just above
Glines Canyon.
Earlier this month, park bi-
ologists confirmed that two radio-
tagged bull trout had migrated
through Glines Canyon and were
in Rica Canyon.
The three chinook observed last
week were not radiotagged, but
were seen by observers on the riv-
erbank and in the water.
The following day, biologists
counted 432 live Chinook in a 1.75
mile section of river just down-
stream of Glines Canyon, but still
above the old Elwha dam site.
Elwha River Restoration is
a National Park Service project
that includes the largest dam re-
moval in history, restoration of
the Elwha River watershed, its
native anadromous fisheries and
the natural downstream trans-
port of sediment and woody de-
bris.
For more information about this
multi-faceted project, people can
visit the Olympic National Park
website at www.nps.gov/olym/
naturescience/elwha-ecosystem-
restoration.htm.
no vaccine for elk that
contract the disease,
Jonker said.
To help prevent the
disease from spreading,
the Washington Fish
and Wildlife Commission
recently approved a new
rule requiring hunters in
10 southwest Washing-
ton counties to remove
the hooves of any elk
they harvest and leave
them on-site.
This
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