Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory welcomes five baby trumpeter swans
The trumpeter swans at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory are parents, again. Gus and Val welcomed five baby trumpeter swans, also known…
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission OKs rules to implement ‘Beaver Bill,’ adopts updated mule deer plan
CHILOQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, meeting in Chiloquin, adopted rules Friday to implement HB 3464 passed by the 2023…
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Oregon’s north and central coast reopen for razor clam harvesting after biotoxin levels fall below closure limit
ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday a shellfish harvesting…
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It’s calf and fawn season: ODFW advises Oregonians to keep your distance from elk and deer
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…
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Gray whales off Pacific Northwest coast have gotten 13% shorter in past 20-30 years, new OSU study finds
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a…
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Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon’s coast garners worldwide attention
GEARHART, Ore. (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s…
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Why did the Bend geese and row of goslings cross the road and float the river? (Well, why not?)
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…
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You can help save Oregon wildlife during summer travels, using your phone to – get this – take photos of roadkill
Mapping project aims to find top-priority spots for safer wildlife crossings – and not just for deer, elk PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Oregonians hit…
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US Fish and Wildlife Service designates 1.2 million acres of critical habitat in Oregon, Calif., for Pacific marten
— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday it is designating 1.2 million acres of critical habitat in northwestern California and…
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Oregon Zoo, partners release endangered pond turtles to the wild in the Columbia River Gorge
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer came early last week for 11 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo. With the help of volunteers and…
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Dead humpback whale washes ashore on Oregon coast
MANZANITA, Ore. (KTVZ) – A dead humpback whale washed ashore Monday morning at Nehalem State Park near Manzanita, the Oregon Parks and Recreation…
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State, federal agencies search for source of tar found along Oregon coast, tar-like substance on several birds
CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon environmental, parks and wildlife officials, as well as federal agencies, responded Thursday to investigate…
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Two-toed sloths may be slow, but Berry is settling in quickly at the Oregon Zoo in Portland
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…
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‘Dillard Mallard’ gets up close and personal with Cultus Lake visitor
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…
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A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food, study finds
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…
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OSP Fish & Wildlife Division seeks public’s help in finding whoever fatally shot a wolf from road in Grant County
PRAIRIE CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said Monday it is seeking the public’s help in identifying the…
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Rarely seen ‘football fish’ that lives in complete darkness has been found south of Cannon Beach, aquarium reports
CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A rarely seen fish that lives in complete darkness has been found by beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach, the…
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Zoo releases hundreds of endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly caterpillars on the coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a breezy coastal meadow this week, Oregon Zoo conservationists and their partners said goodbye to 381 of the zoo’s…
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Oregon Zoo’s record hatching year, of 13 fluffy chicks, offers hope for endangered condors
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thirteen fluffy California condor chicks are hopping in their nest boxes at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife…
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Collateral damage: NE Oregon wolf poisonings – a felony – have also claimed several other wildlife and dogs
The target was likely a wolf, the latest poisoning in a disturbing trend that has killed 19 wolves in Oregon since 2015. Whatever the target, the…
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