
Police: Bear attacks woman, dog, in southern Oregon
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A woman in southern Oregon was attacked by a bear Monday night while she was in her back yard, police said. Police in Medford,…
Continue ReadingMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A woman in southern Oregon was attacked by a bear Monday night while she was in her back yard, police said. Police in Medford,…
Continue ReadingAt first glance, Scout might look like he’s a typical, playful pup, but this 18-month-old, black Lab is developing a nose for crime. Meet the…
Continue ReadingWolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plummet and switched to primarily eating sea otters in just a few years, a finding scientists…
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A nonprofit group that aims to protect endangered species asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday to reintroduce…
Continue ReadingWARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — A baby gray whale washed up on the northern Oregon coast on Wednesday, making it the third dead whale to beach on the…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 40-foot sperm whale that beached on Oregon’s northwestern coast…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the killing of two more wolves, several weeks after the state fatally…
Continue ReadingOn August 15, Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, received a call on their wildlife hotline about an injured…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District is implementing seasonal wildlife closures to protect bald eagles, golden eagles, and…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Whale Watch Week in Oregon returned in-person for the first time since the…
Continue Reading– Whale Watch Week is still set to open Wednesday, despite a blustery Whale Watch eve that brought downed trees, power outages and high water to the…
Continue ReadingDoctors at Oregon State University’s veterinary hospital performed the first known total ear canal ablation surgery on a pig this week, in…
Continue ReadingThe Sunriver Nature Center joins the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, now in its 103rd year. Another is coming up in…
Continue ReadingAs part of its ongoing commitment to ensure the future of elk and other wildlife by helping rehabilitate landscapes impacted by wildfire, the Rocky…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – This year, anglers caught and removed more than 140,000 northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers, protecting…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission directed ODFW staff Friday to work with the Department of Justice and develop rules to stop coyote killing…
Continue ReadingJackson County firefighters have seen it all, but even they were shocked to find the bodies of two black bears killed and found high in two pine…
Continue ReadingFish screens keep young, small salmon migrating downstream from getting diverted into pumps or channels that could strand or kill them.…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) related to the…
Continue ReadingFor the first time since 2019, Oregon State Parks will host Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Dec. 28–Jan.…
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