OLYMPIA — The state Parks and Recreation Commission is closing 35 public recreational mooring buoys across western Washington — including buoys in Sequim Bay, Fort Worden, Fort Flagler and Fort Townsend — that are at risk of breaking in the future, state officials said.
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Central Valley Animal Rescue actively responded to the recently reported summer transmission of avian flu to harbor seals on Marrowstone …
Although bird flu has infected harbor seals on Marrowstone Island after killing an estimated 1,600-1,700 Caspian terns on Marrowstone and Rat Island, the Washington Department of Fish and …