A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes…
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As a key food supply — salmon — declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the…
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Deschutes County Community Development is initiating a process to create a new mule deer combining zone and a corresponding new code chapter to…
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The skeleton of a rare 70-foot blue whale that washed up on the Oregon coast several years ago will journey to Alberta, Canada later this week so a…
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A wolverine, rare and listed as threatened in Oregon, was spotted by two people who were fishing on the Columbia River near Portland on Monday…
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be awarding the Oregon Department of…
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New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest danger of…
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) teamed up Friday with Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) to announce the 2023 Monarch Action, Recovery and Conservation of Habitat…
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and U.S. Forest Service are reminding visitors to the Oregon coast that it’s once again plover nesting…
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A reported bobcat sighting near three northwest Bend schools Monday afternoon prompted a 20-minute precautionary “secure” status alert, until…
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A non-native and potentially invasive Cuban treefrog was found Monday on a plant sold at a local store selling tropical plants in the Beaverton area,…
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A new study of New Zealand blue whales’ vocalizations indicates the whales are present year-round in the South Taranaki Bight and their behavior…
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A research team including a scientist from Oregon State University has provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star…
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Scouts and Future Farmers of America students were on the Deschutes River on this Presidents Day holiday to check on mallard nesting in the Old Mill…
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The High Desert Museum said Monday it is excited to announce the name of the new North American river otter pup that came to live in the Autzen Otter…
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The Freedom for Great Apes sanctuary in Tumalo, formerly known as Chimps Inc., has sadly announced the recent death of Patti, one of their seven…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The state of Oregon released Wednesday the 2023 essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities like…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Center for Biological Diversity and the Audubon Society of Portland sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday…
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Desert bighorn sheep whose Southern California range is bisected by freeways may one day benefit from Oregon State University modeling designed to…
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By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example of an interaction by two top predators that is…
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