New Oregon State University research shows that warm-water habitats can be critically important for the survival of cold-water fish such as trout and…
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Starting this Wednesday, four winter range closures take effect across the Deschutes National Forest to provide critical habitat for deer and elk,…
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By Fox 12 Staff NEWPORT, Oregon (KPTV) — A sea otter that found its way to the Oregon Coast is getting a lot of attention…
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An Oregon-born gray wolf that thrilled biologists as it journeyed far south into California was found dead after apparently being struck by a…
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Illegal wildlife trafficking thrives during gift-giving seasons, especially with small, difficult-to-track animals like turtles and reptiles, the…
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Oregonians love their coast, and a first-of-its-kind scientific survey has confirmed that Oregon’s state mammal is no…
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The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board has approved more than $400,000 to restore fish habitat and improve water quality in the Crooked River…
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Amelia Gray, a 5-year-old polar bear from the Maryland Zoo, has arrived in Portland and is settling in at the Oregon Zoo’s new Polar Passage…
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With winter just around the corner, bats in Central Oregon are beginning to hibernate. But once they awaken, the Deschutes National Forest has…
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and partners will expand research efforts on the coastal subspecies of pacific marten in southwestern…
Continue Reading Following more than a decade of efforts by the Center for Biological Diversity and Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), the U.S. Fish…
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Parties in a lawsuit involving dams on the Columbia and Snake river system are asking a federal court for a pause in litigation.…
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it killed three more wolves from the Lookout Mountain pack in Baker County on Wednesday, a yearling…
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Every year, Central Oregon irrigation districts reduce the river flow in the Upper Deschutes River from Wickiup Reservoir to Bend to prepare for the…
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Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, co-owners of the Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project on the Deschutes…
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New research finds mixed results on the effects of hunting regulations on population growth of two species of sage grouse in western North…
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With so many Central Oregonians enjoying nature and the outdoors as summer turns to fall, a spider some have come across recently has stirred…
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A new Oregon State University study on foot-and-mouth disease among buffalo in South Africa could help explain how certain extremely contagious…
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The Deschutes Land Trust and Western Monarch Advocates have joined forces to boost habitat for the imperiled Western monarch butterfly in Oregon.…
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Due to the poor returns of steelhead to the Columbia River Basin, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday it is extending…
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