BLM plans 50% more wild horse roundups amid Western drought
Federal land managers have begun efforts to capture about 50% more wild horses than originally planned this year because of severe drought across the…
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Delayed by COVID and fire, Deschutes Land Trust resumes Whychus Creek restoration
After being delayed by the pandemic, and then last month’s Grandview Fire, restoration work on a 1.5-mile stretch of Whychus Creek is now…
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Sierra Nevada red fox population gains endangered species status
In response to a petition and lawsuits from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday granted endangered…
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BLM plans helicopter gather of about 450 wild horses east of Burns, adoption, sale of most
The Bureau of Land Management Burns District announced Friday plans to conduct a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to…
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ODFW OKs lethal action after wolves attack four cows in Baker County
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it has authorized lethal action and will provide a kill permit to a Baker County livestock…
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OSU study to provide insight into optimal nutrition for bees, amid global decline
A new grant will allow Oregon State University researchers to study the nutritional value of more than 100 bee-pollinated crops, native plants and…
Continue ReadingLow oxygen levels off coast raise fears of marine ‘dead zones’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Low oxygen levels measured off the coast of Oregon and Washington are raising concerns of large “dead zones” that could…
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SW Bend resident says her cat brought home dead bat that tested positive for rabies
Southwest Bend resident Colleen Quinn said Thursday she still can’t believe a cat brought a dead, rabid bat into her…
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Officials say nearly 400,000-acre Bootleg Fire was sparked by lightning, now 1/3 contained
Officials on the massive Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, approaching 400,000 acres in size, confirmed Wednesday that the fire was determined to be…
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17-year study finds removal of barred owls slows decline of spotted owls in Northwest
A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California has found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern…
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Bend’s Think Wild offers advice to help wildlife cope with heat waves, wildfires
Extreme heat and wildfires throughout the state of Oregon have a lot of people wondering how wildlife is being affected. The Bend wildlife hospital…
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission raises marbled murrelet from threatened to endangered status
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-3 Friday to reclassify the marbled murrelet from threatened to endangered under the state’s…
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La Pine resident says cougar killed 25 of his chickens; ODFW suspects coyote
Rocky Wenrick, a La Pine resident said something has been killing his chickens for the past month, and he suspects it’s a…
Continue ReadingODFW: Emergency fishing regulations in response to drought to begin Wednesday
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it is implementing emergency regulations that will begin Thursday in several angling zones, as…
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Don’t worry, birds won’t become dependent on you feeding them, OSU study suggests
Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who…
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A 5-week-old gyrfalcon is Sunriver Nature Center’s newest animal ambassador
The Sunriver Nature Center’s newest animal ambassador is a 5-week-old gyrfalcon, member of the largest falcon species in the world, and as is often…
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Climate change threat: Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing a bird found in the North Cascades as threatened under the…
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Deadly virus confirmed in a wild rabbit in Lake County
The USDA Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory last week confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in a wild black-tailed…
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$1,000 reward offered for info in 2 recent Portland-area bald eagle shootings
Portland Audubon is offering a $1,000 reward for information related to two recent bald eagle shootings in the greater Portland area. The…
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ODFW eyes possible emergency actions to protect native fish amid severe drought
March and April were among the driest spring months since the 1890s. Many streams are already at 25 percent of the flow that is typical for this time…
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