A black bear cub that scampered through Madras streets and backyards on Wednesday, drawing plenty of attention, eventually climbed a backyard tree, where it hung out for several hours until officials tranquilized the animal. Once the entangled bear was freed from branches, it fell into a net, to be relocated to a safer location.
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Think Wild, a wildlife hospital in Bend, recently rescued a young great horned owl that was found injured after being entangled in barbed wire fencing. The owl had traumatic injuries to the leg, but has received two successful skin graft surgeries. The hope is to release him back into nature as soon as possible. Since Think Wild
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The trumpeter swans at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory are parents, again. Gus and Val welcomed five baby trumpeter swans, also known as cygnets, about five days ago. With the five new cygnets, Gus and Val have had a total of 18 cygnets. Sunriver Nature Center said the new cygnets are the largest group they’ve ever had.
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CHILOQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, meeting in Chiloquin, adopted rules Friday to implement HB 3464 passed by the 2023 Oregon Legislature, also known as the “Beaver Bill,” which remove the complicated dual classification of beavers so they are now solely managed as furbearers (rather than predatory animals in some situations). The
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ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday a shellfish harvesting reopening after recent, historically high levels of paralytic shellfish poison that sickened at least 30 people. Razor clam harvesting has reopened on the north and central coast. Levels of the marine biotoxin paralytic
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon’s deer and elk give birth from May through July. It’s natural for mother animals to leave their young alone and hidden for extended periods of time while they go off to feed, so never assume a young animal is orphaned when you see it alone. The mother will return when it’s
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NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found. The smaller size could have major consequences for the health and reproductive success of the
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GEARHART, Ore. (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight. The 7.3-foot (2.2 meter) hoodwinker sunfish first appeared on the beach in Gearhart on Monday, the Seaside Aquarium said
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They may or may not be the same family, but Larissa Metzger shared her photo Tuesday of two Canada geese and their four little ones, while Cary Boyce snapped a parental pair on the Deschutes River on Sunday with a total of eight goslings all in a row.
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Mapping project aims to find top-priority spots for safer wildlife crossings – and not just for deer, elk PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Oregonians hit the road for summer fun, wildlife officials are urging them to photograph an unlikely, if not downright gross subject: roadkill. The Beaver State has the highest rate of wildlife-vehicle collisions
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— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday it is designating 1.2 million acres of critical habitat in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon for the coastal distinct population segment of the Pacific marten, also known as the coastal or Humboldt marten.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer came early last week for 11 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo. With the help of volunteers and wildlife officials, care staff returned the endangered reptiles to the Columbia River Gorge. Since last spring, the turtles have basked in the warmth and light of a simulated summer at
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MANZANITA, Ore. (KTVZ) – A dead humpback whale washed ashore Monday morning at Nehalem State Park near Manzanita, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department confirmed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is working to determine the cause of death, but results may not be available for a week, OPRD said. The whale washed ashore
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CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon environmental, parks and wildlife officials, as well as federal agencies, responded Thursday to investigate reports of pieces of tar found on beaches along the Oregon coast, days after several birds were found with a tar-like substance along the coast. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said agencies received
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Good news doesn’t always travel fast. Berry, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, slowly made her debut at the Oregon Zoo last week. Though sloths aren’t known for their speed, care staff say she’s settling in quickly to her new habitat.
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Our friend Johnny Oliver shared with us a few photos of a mallard at Cultus Lake he nicknamed “Dillard Mallard” who came over to him and got quite friendly, nipping at his pants leg.
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NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows. When urchin numbers rise, the spiky marine invertebrates can devour kelp forests that are
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PRAIRIE CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said Monday it is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing a wolf, likely from a roadway, in Grant County. On Monday, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife notified OSP’s Fish & Wildlife Division a mortality signal
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CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A rarely seen fish that lives in complete darkness has been found by beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach, the Seaside Aquarium reported Saturday. The deep-sea angler fish, also called a Pacific football fish, lives at 2,000 to 3,300 feet depths. The aquarium says only 31 specimens have been recorded
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a breezy coastal meadow this week, Oregon Zoo conservationists and their partners said goodbye to 381 of the zoo’s tiniest residents. They were releasing Oregon silverspot butterfly larvae at select sites in the coastal mountain range in an effort to save this beautiful and threatened Northwest species, which has been
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