Cougar caught on Terrebonne resident’s security camera
A cougar was spotted on Terrebonne resident Amber Clark’s home security camera visiting her property early Sunday…
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‘Watch for Wildlife’ license plate funding to go toward Hwy. 20 wildlife crossings between Bend, Suttle Lake
A deer crossing the road might be a brief inconvenience or a close-call accident to you, but for species like mule deer, it’s a matter of…
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Oregon’s wolf population grows to 178; record 24 packs documented; 2 breeding pairs in C.O.
The minimum count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2022 was 178, an increase of three over the 2021 minimum known number, with a record 24 packs,…
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Rare, threatened wolverine still on the move, caught on video crossing Highway 20 near Santiam Pass
A rare, threatened wolverine spotted by the Columbia River near Portland last month – the first confirmed sighting outside the Wallowa Mountains in…
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With pips and peeps, fluffy penguin chick hatches at Oregon Zoo
After a couple of peep-filled days spent emerging from its shell, a new chick has joined the Oregon Zoo’s Humboldt penguin…
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OSU study finds bees flock to clearcut areas, but numbers fall as forest canopy returns
Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply…
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Oregon Zoo welcomes bouncing baby bontebok — a rebounding species success story
The Oregon Zoo welcomed a rare African bontebok calf this month, the latest chapter in what’s considered one of history’s most inspiring…
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ODFW awarded federal grant to study, find proactive solutions to marine mammal disease threats
Last year, Oregon’s marine mammal stranding network documented over 150 sick or dead sea lions on the coast, with wildlife veterinarians confirming…
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Oregon Zoo mourns loss of black bear Takoda from cardiac arrest during routine checkup
The Oregon Zoo is in mourning following the sudden and unexpected loss of Takoda, the youngest of the zoo’s black bear family, who died Friday…
Continue ReadingCalifornia seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban
By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon…
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FlyFisher Foundation grant to enhance upper Trout Creek habitat for wild steelhead
The Deschutes River Conservancy announced Wednesday that flows in some of the most critical wild steelhead habitat will continue to be bolstered,…
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No Deschutes River spring Chinook season again this year, due to low returns; Hood River opens April 15
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has set the following regulations for a spring Chinook fishery on the Hood…
Continue ReadingCaregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a…
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Juvenile black rockfish affected by marine heat wave – but not always for the worse, OSU study says
Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the past eight decades, fared better during two…
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Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, OSU-led study shows
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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With fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales are spending less time in the San Juan Islands
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 launches project to update mule deer inventory; public meetings planned
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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Rare blue whale skeleton heads to Canada for final cleaning, preservation; will go on display in Newport
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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Rare, threatened wolverine spotted by anglers along Columbia River near Portland
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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Wyden, Merkley: $38 million coming to ODFW for fish and wildlife conservation, outdoor access
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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