Area wolf sightings reported

REARDAN – Some area residents are concerned about a perceived increase in wolf presence in Lincoln County.

Three wolf sightings have been reported or discussed in the Lincoln County area recently.

On Dec. 1, 2022, Brett and Angela Bishop saw a wolf 40 feet from their house several miles south of Edwall. The wolf sauntered by until the Bishops' Malamute/Great Pyrenees dog saw it and started barking.

The wolf went after the dog. Brett Bishop intervened and chased the wolf with his car.

"That is the first wolf I've ever seen," Angela Bishop said. "Some Avista workers near our house said that they...