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OSU researchers find vitamin in rivers; may offer hope for Chinook salmon suffering thiamine deficiency disease

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer hope for vitamin-deficient salmon populations. Findings were published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The authors say the study in California’s Central Valley represents a novel piece of an important physiological puzzle involving Chinook salmon, a keystone

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That turtle you give as a gift may have been trafficked illegally, ODFW warns

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Turtle shell fragments scattered around the nest boxes confirmed his fears: 14 newly-hatched turtles were missing.  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Chris Yee, who monitors turtle nesting sites in Lane County, knew someone had broken into the enclosure overnight, robbing both Northwestern pond turtle nests.   The thieves took six

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Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado

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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release. Judge Regina Rodriguez sided Friday with state and federal agencies against representatives of Colorado’s cattle industry, who sued federal and state agencies over reintroducing

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US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections

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By MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the

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Wolverines receive protection under Endangered Species Act as climate change threatens their habitat

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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The North American wolverine has officially been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and will receive long-anticipated federal protections, US officials announced Wednesday, as the climate crisis melts away their snowy mountain habitats. The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to list the wolverines as threatened in

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OSU researchers lead $4.2 million USDA grant to study disease plaguing honeybees

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers at Oregon State University have received a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study European foulbrood disease, which is killing honeybees and affecting pollination of specialty crops. The project is a partnership between OSU, Washington State University, University of California, Davis and

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Pair of XL babies – a rhinoceros and an elephant – are on the way at the Oregon Zoo

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Jozi the rhinoceros, Rose-Tu Asian elephant among the largest, most endangered land mammals PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two of the largest and most endangered land mammals on the planet are creating some great expectations at the Oregon Zoo. Eastern black rhinoceros Jozi and Asian elephant Rose-Tu are both pregnant, according to zoo endocrinology experts, and

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