
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 ReadingConservation efforts for the rare Sierra Nevada red fox can be strengthened through new computer modeling based on a 12-year data gathering…
Continue ReadingDelilah, an Oregon Zoo chimpanzee who helped launch a decades-long friendship with renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, turned half a century old…
Continue ReadingIn response to litigation brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide by August 2026 whether to…
Continue ReadingWildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture late last month, the Oregon Department of Fish…
Continue ReadingA La Grande man who shot a bear for harassing his chickens Tuesday evening, then shot it again near his property Wednesday morning was then attacked…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Friday the first wolf depredation recorded in Deschutes County – a steer killed on private…
Continue ReadingDoug Maragas, winemaker and vineyard manager at Maragas Winery in Culver, said Tuesday he’s alarmed that for the first time since beginning their…
Continue ReadingMother-and-son poachers who shot two bear cubs near Siletz last October must pay $15,000 in damages, lost hunting privileges for three years and will…
Continue ReadingFinding a young wild animal alone does not mean that it’s been abandoned or orphaned, so leave them where you find them, the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingTwo snowy owls are making themselves at home in the Oregon Zoo’s North America area this month.…
Continue ReadingAs part of a collaborative project between the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington State University-Pullman, wildlife biologists…
Continue ReadingThe Redmond Municipal Airport recently had an osprey nest removed from a location near the end of an airport runway. The airport tells us it had to…
Continue ReadingOregon Zoo guests got their first glimpse of Winter the bontebok’s 3-week-old calf Monday morning as the youngster frolicked around with mom,…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition Friday to list the Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment as…
Continue ReadingA male bobcat kitten, about 8 months old, is now in the care of the High Desert Museum. The public will begin to get to see the yet-to-be-named…
Continue ReadingIn response to the recent Pacific Fishery Management Council’s recommendation to close all commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook salmon from…
Continue ReadingA cougar was spotted on Terrebonne resident Amber Clark’s home security camera visiting her property early Sunday…
Continue ReadingA deer crossing the road might be a brief inconvenience or a close-call accident to you, but for species like mule deer, it’s a matter of…
Continue ReadingThe minimum count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2022 was 178, an increase of three over the 2021 minimum known number, with a record 24 packs,…
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