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| Bobcat [Wilson Cady] |
Bobcat Lynx rufus
Found throughout all of Washington, bobcats are probably more
common than most people realize. Bobcats appear to be using
suburban settings more often, although due to their reclusive
ways, they are not often seen. Rock cliffs, outcroppings, and
ledges are important to bobcats for shelter, raising young, and
resting sites. Large brush or log piles and hollow trees or logs
are used in wooded areas. Finding bobcats in open fields, meadows
and agricultural areas is not uncommon, provided enough brushy or
timbered areas for escape cover is nearby.(WDFW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Bellingham rec nonprofit switches focus to trails
Coyote
Rick, our Mount Vernon reader, notes: "We definitely have an active coyote population in our neighborhood, basically in the middle of town. There is a small wild area behind Madison School and the adjacent Kulshan Trail greenway where they mostly hang out, but I've seen them on our street in broad daylight and found coyote poop in the yard. Little the Cat goes out only under direct supervision. It's ok because she's quite old and doesn't go far. When the train goes by and honks its horn, the coyotes frequently chime in, also right in the middle of the day."
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke prompt weather warnings across B.C.
Much of B.C. bracing for temperatures in the mid-30s, Environment Canada says. Tara Carman reports. (CBC)
Can killing seals save salmon? Conservationists and Washington lawmakers disagree
Washington lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a Republican, and U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, a Democrat, are sponsors of the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621) which would expand the ability of federal, state, and tribal authorities to remove seals and sea lions, known collectively as pinnipeds, from Washington waters in an effort to boost salmon recovery. Cornelius Hocker reports (KUOW)
A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes
Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, is so exalted among the five Pacific salmon species that it is designated Alaska’s official state fish. And the Yukon River Chinooks were traditionally considered among the best of the best. When Stan Zuray began noticing white spots, a mushy texture and a weird “sour watermelon” smell in the Chinook salmon he was pulling from the Yukon River, he knew something was going wrong. The culprit in the mushy, weird-smelling salmon was Ichthyophonus, a parasite found in oceans around the world, but a particular menace to the health of Yukon River Chinook salmon. Yereth Rosen reports. (Washington State Standard)
Seattle approves higher electricity rates for new data centers
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to require new and expanding data centers to pay higher electricity rates than other customers. The new rates are designed to cover the cost of building new power sources and transmission lines needed to serve the energy-hungry facilities. City leaders say the change will help prevent residential customers from paying those costs through future rate increases. Joshua McNichols reports. (KUOW)
Democracy Watch
Rick, our Mount Vernon reader, notes: "We definitely have an active coyote population in our neighborhood, basically in the middle of town. There is a small wild area behind Madison School and the adjacent Kulshan Trail greenway where they mostly hang out, but I've seen them on our street in broad daylight and found coyote poop in the yard. Little the Cat goes out only under direct supervision. It's ok because she's quite old and doesn't go far. When the train goes by and honks its horn, the coyotes frequently chime in, also right in the middle of the day."
Extreme heat, wildfire smoke prompt weather warnings across B.C.
Much of B.C. bracing for temperatures in the mid-30s, Environment Canada says. Tara Carman reports. (CBC)
Can killing seals save salmon? Conservationists and Washington lawmakers disagree
Washington lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a Republican, and U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, a Democrat, are sponsors of the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621) which would expand the ability of federal, state, and tribal authorities to remove seals and sea lions, known collectively as pinnipeds, from Washington waters in an effort to boost salmon recovery. Cornelius Hocker reports (KUOW)
A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes
Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, is so exalted among the five Pacific salmon species that it is designated Alaska’s official state fish. And the Yukon River Chinooks were traditionally considered among the best of the best. When Stan Zuray began noticing white spots, a mushy texture and a weird “sour watermelon” smell in the Chinook salmon he was pulling from the Yukon River, he knew something was going wrong. The culprit in the mushy, weird-smelling salmon was Ichthyophonus, a parasite found in oceans around the world, but a particular menace to the health of Yukon River Chinook salmon. Yereth Rosen reports. (Washington State Standard)
Seattle approves higher electricity rates for new data centers
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to require new and expanding data centers to pay higher electricity rates than other customers. The new rates are designed to cover the cost of building new power sources and transmission lines needed to serve the energy-hungry facilities. City leaders say the change will help prevent residential customers from paying those costs through future rate increases. Joshua McNichols reports. (KUOW)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
239 PM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
THU
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
THU NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
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