On Monday night, during their nightly walk in the Badlands Wilderness area east of Bend, a Bend couple encountered something that brought them to tears.
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Second Chance Bird Rescue, located on Dayton Road near Tumalo, is looking for volunteers to help take care of their many birds. The owner of the rescue, Donna Costley, encourages people to also donate fruit, veggies and money to help the operation thrive.
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Poachers left two pronghorn antelope dead and two more to suffer on the night of Jan. 16 in a “thrill kill” near the Eastern Oregon town of Crane, officials said Friday. The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division wants to hear from anyone who saw unusual activity on Highway 78 near milepost 33.
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After receiving care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, a Nazca Booby (Sula granti) caught a flight to International Bird Rescue in Los Angeles for continued rehabilitation and eventual release.
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Hatchery-raised steelhead trout have offspring that are good at gaining size under hatchery conditions but don’t survive as well in streams as steelhead whose parents are wild fish, new research by Oregon State University shows.
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Conservation groups announced Thursday a $16,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the illegal shooting death of a 2-year-old collared female wolf in Wallowa County in early January.
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Within the footprint of Sunriver’s Caldera Springs community, 220 acres have been permanently protected as a Wildlife Forest Preserve, to serve as a sanctuary for elk, deer, birds and other mountain wildlife in perpetuity.
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The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said Tuesday it is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for fatally shooting a wolf in the Sled Springs Wildlife Management Unit of Wallowa County in northeast Oregon.
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The recovery of the fisher, a charismatic, long-tailed forest carnivore, will likely be hindered by the increasing frequency and intensity of future wildfires, new research by Oregon State University indicates.
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It’s widely understood that animals such as salmon, butterflies and birds have an innate magnetic sense, allowing them to use the Earth’s magnetic field for navigation to places such as feeding and breeding grounds.
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More detections of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in a wild rabbit have been confirmed by the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, including in a black-tailed jackrabbit recovered from Powell Butte in Crook County on Dec. 13, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday.
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Scarlett is known for the large scar on her back. Equal bears the mark of a boat propeller injury. Roller Skate’s fluke was damaged due to entanglement with fishing gear. Solé has a favorite foraging ground she returns to each year.
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Fishing for steelhead will remain closed into next year for the mainstem Columbia from The Dalles Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington border and in all or parts of several mid-Columbia tributaries (Deschutes, John Day, Umatilla, Walla Walla) in Oregon to protect the summer steelhead return that includes Endangered Species Act-listed fish.
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You may have noticed a dramatic increase of robins flying around, causing you to question what’s going on.
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Nonprofit groups have combined efforts to pledge nearly $50,000 in rewards for information that leads to an arrest or citation related to the poisoning of Eastern Oregon’s Catherine wolf pack and other wolves earlier this year.
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Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers from the Springfield Area Command are seeking the public’s assistance in the identification of a person(s) who are responsible for killing a bald eagle in the Junction City area.
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Think Wild said Tuesday it will release a female golden eagle back to the wild this weekend after suffering from nearly fatal lead poisoning, the wildlife facility’s second such release this month.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Montana’s governor is seeking to end protections for some grizzlies, a move that — if approved by federal officials — could allow hunting of the bears for the first time in decades. According to a news release from Gov. Greg Gianforte, he believes the number of bears in the Northern Continental
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who poisoned at least eight wolves in eastern Oregon this year has grown to nearly $43,000. Three groups – Wolves of the Rockies, Trap Free Montana and The 06 Legacy Project – added $10,000 to the existing reward
Continue Reading Three conservation groups said Monday they have added $10,000 to the reward for information leading to a conviction in the poisoning and killing of eight gray wolves in Eastern Oregon earlier this year, bringing the total fund to $36,000.
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