KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Salmon are making exciting progress in their return to the upper Klamath Basin, with fisheries biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Klamath Tribes celebrating a series of firsts as salmon reach areas where they have been absent for over a century. A few weeks after a
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Update: Adding video SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Now that cooler autumn weather has replaced those hot summer days, Oregon’s bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. And that brought some seasonal advice Monday from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Here’s ODFW’s info on what’s happening, and
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two California condors hatched and raised at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation are now soaring through the open skies of Arizona, marking another important step in the effort to save this critically endangered species from extinction. Condors No. 1254 and No. 1260 — who hatched at the Jonsson
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday,, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock of ducks and chickens in northeast Oregon’s Wallowa County. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in Wallowa County, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said Tuesday in a news release that
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Yankees and the Red Sox. Celtic and Rangers. Real Madrid and Barcelona. In a competition bear-ly more ferocious, 12 chunky brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve have been battling it out in one of the most cutthroat places on the planet – the internet. As
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help identifying whoever was responsible for dumping and wasting 16 salmon in Portland last month. The salmon were dumped at Cathedral Park, located at the corner of North Crawford Street and North Pittsburgh Avenue. The fish had net
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A video camera captured a Chinook salmon ascending the fish ladder at Keno Dam on the upper Klamath River this week, the first picture of a salmon ascending the upper bays of the ladder since four hydroelectric dams were removed on the Klamath River last year. It’s a positive step
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in Clatsop County, the first such discovery in Oregon, state wildlife officials said Friday. White-nose syndrome is an infection in bats caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans that disrupts hibernation, causing dehydration and starvation. Samples analyzed by U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County announced Friday it is accepting statements of interest from individuals who want to serve on the Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance Committee. The Wolf Depredation Committee oversees grant funds awarded by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to Deschutes County for wolf depredation compensation and non-lethal preventive assistance, according to the news release,
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ANTELOPE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division’s Madras office, is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals caught on camera committing criminal trespass and unlawfully taking an elk near Antelope. Here’s the Oregon State Police news release on the incident: On Saturday, Sept. 6 at 4:42 a.m., before legal hunting hours,
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Bend, OR (KTVZ)- Tribal Stewards finished up their summer program on Tuesday. The program works on culturally informed ecological restoration projects on Oregon’s public lands while providing young participants with valuable field experience.The Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Burns Paiute Tribe, Oregon Natural Desert Association, and other partners collaborated September 2nd to expand opportunities for tribal and
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ_ Oregon’s wildlife has evolved alongside fire, with many species adapted to periodic burns. However, the increasing intensity and frequency of wildfires, influenced by climate change, are creating new challenges for both animals and ecosystems. The Oregon Wildlife Foundation said Monday it would like to remind the public that wildfire
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s youngest Asian elephant is halfway to 1 today, and what a year it’s been so far: In her first six months, Tula-Tu has delighted fans around the world with her playful personality, sparking community connections and hope for an endangered species. Since her Feb. 1 birth to mom
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A pair of fun and friendly sea lions featured at the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo didn’t just flap their flippers and dance in unison Wednesday evening for our Lynsey Harris, but they also nuzzled her like a pet puppy.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rooster wrangling is not part of many folks’ typical workday, but a Deschutes County sheriff’s sergeant’s helpful actions this week show that you really never know what a day will bring. The sheriff’s office said in a lighthearted Facebook posting Wednesday about the McGrath Road poultry encounter: “Sgt. Turk (David Turkington)
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, said Monday it recently admitted an orphaned northern flying squirrel for rehabilitation. The young female squirrel was found on July 20, 2025, in the middle of a trail at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park near Bend. The finder initially thought the squirrel was deceased,
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ viewer Brad Baer shared with us a video of a black bear sighting just before 2 p.m. Monday, ambling along in the woods near Huntington Road, south of Sunriver. According to Baer, the bear was “slow-moving and minding its own business.” According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
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(Update: Adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now, Oregon Fish and Wildlife’s Ochoco Office in Prineville is asking the public to report any porcupine sightings or encounters, as it begins a two-year project to learn more about the elusive mammal’s population, habits, and ecosystem. The population of these large rodents with coats of quills has dramatically dropped over
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A 65-year-old Bend-area man was arrested Thursday on 25 felony counts of first-degree animal neglect, more than eight months after a welfare check at an abandoned La Pine-area home led to a raid that turned up over 100 dead and rotting animal carcasses inside.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The destructive Rowena Fire forced the evacuation of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, so the Sunriver Nature Center stepped in to provide a temporary home for four displaced raptors. “We are currently caring for two bald eagles, a red-tailed hawk, and an American kestrel — all of whom were safely relocated to
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