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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Young bald eagle treated for severe lead poisoning doing well; Think Wild advocates use of non-lead ammunition
Think Wild, Bend’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, performed a procedure Thursday on a juvenile bald eagle suffering from severe lead…
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20 years on, the first Oregon Zoo-raised condor is flying high at a national park in Central California
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Call it one of those local-bird-makes-good stories: The first California condor to hatch at the Oregon Zoo’s conservation…
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AI takes wing: Artificial intelligence enhances monitoring of threatened marbled murrelet
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the…
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Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week…
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Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state as officials close trailheads to keep people away
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend remained on the lam Friday, as…
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