Tribe wins major step toward resuming whaling off Washington
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An administrative law judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state once…
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Eastern Oregon roadside deer poachers paying the price, ODFW says
Poachers are paying the price for their crimes, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday. Three recent court cases reflect the…
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OSU, ODFW, USFS study finds non-native fish are main consumers of salmon in reservoirs
When warm-water fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but prized by some anglers, overlap with…
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Update: ODFW finds Bend deer, removes net tangled in antlers
Word Tuesday from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that they found and tranquilized a deer Monday afternoon, removed the netting tangled in…
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Deer with net tangled in antlers sparks concern in Bend; ODFW seeks location tips
A buck with what appears to be a volleyball net badly wrapped around its antlers has been spotted by several worried Bend residents; ODFW is trying…
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ODFW kills three NE Oregon wolves amid continued livestock deaths
BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife field staff on Friday morning lethally removed three wolves from the Lookout…
Continue Reading ODFW expands Baker County lethal wolf removals due to pack’s continued livestock killings
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is increasing lethal removal efforts on the Lookout Mountain wolf pack due to continued…
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US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves…
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Horses transformed from wild to willing during ‘Reach Out To Horses’ training event
Three Sisters Equine Refuge partnered with an organization called Reach Out To Horses for an eighth year, spending the past week teaching people how…
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BLM rounds up, removes hundreds of wild horses in Eastern Oregon, to be put up for adoption
Hundreds of wild horses roaming the rangelands of Eastern Oregon are being gathered and removed because of extreme drought and…
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Think Wild, Bend emergency vet clinic team up in bid to save injured golden eagle
Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild has been treating a golden eagle with an injured shoulder since May, and just partnered with a local emergency…
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OSU study looks at well-established beaver population in Oregon’s Coast Range
Beavers are often translocated to restore populations in areas, reduce their conflicts with humans and to take advantage of their ability to improve…
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Record-low steelhead returns trigger emergency fishing closures on lower Deschutes, other rivers
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to extremely low returns to date of Columbia Basin upriver summer steelhead, the Oregon Department of Fish and…
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OSU prof’s grant-funded zebrafish study may curb need to use animals for chemical testing
An Oregon State University toxicologist has received a $7 million grant to study the biological impacts of chemicals, which could potentially lead…
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BLM plans emergency helicopter roundup of 220 horses in drought-hit Harney County
The Bureau of Land Management’s Burns District announced Wednesday it plans to conduct an emergency helicopter gather of about 220 wild horses on…
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Bend wildlife hospital nursing two injured osprey fledglings back to good health
A pair of osprey fledglings were spotted falling from their nest after attempting to fly in Powell Butte almost two weeks ago. A concerned citizen…
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OSU study: Slugs and snails, destroyers of crops and gardens, could be controlled by bread dough
New research from they Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could…
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Thousands of live sand dollars wash up on Oregon coast
Scores of live sand dollars began washing ashore on the Oregon coast Sunday, mystifying…
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C.O. farmers, struggling to survive amid drought, seek changes in wildlife habitat plan
The Deschutes Basin Habitat Conservation Plan protects spotted frogs, bull trout, and other wildlife. It also limits the amount of water ranchers…
Continue Reading Feinstein calls for probe of capture, resale of wild horses
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to determine how many of the wild horses captured on public…
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