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 cougar.
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ODFW: 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 Oregon faces a severe drought this summer, putting the state’s salmon, steelhead, trout and sturgeon at risk.
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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 visit the feeders seem unlikely to develop an unhealthy reliance on them.
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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 the case, the public will get to help name it.
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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 Endangered Species Act. That’s due to the likelihood that climate change will shrink its high-elevation habitat throughout the state. The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is found in the Cascade Mountains, from
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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 jackrabbit collected in Lake County near Christmas Valley on May 20, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Tuesday.
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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 information must lead to an arrest or criminal conviction in either case.
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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 of year, with flows usually seen in early summer observed in April on some southern Oregon streams
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Daytime coyote sighting in SW Bend neighborhood prompts report; ODFW has tips to protect pets
Living in Central Oregon comes with being neighbors to a variety wildlife. Southwest Bend resident Joe Hull posted on a Facebook page Saturday a report of a coyote sighting in his neighborhood.
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ODA requires captive mink vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, animal virus linked to COVID-19 in humans
The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday it has filed an Emergency Temporary Rule (603-011-0680) that requires Oregon mink operators to vaccinate all captive mink on their premises against SARS-CoV-2 and participate in surveillance testing. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.
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ODFW: Young wildlife are rarely orphaned, so please leave them where you find them
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer—and birthing season for Oregon’s elk and deer herds. Elk calves and deer fawns are born from late May through mid-June.
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Record year for California condors hatching at Oregon Zoo; nest-cams let you watch
Nine California condors have hatched so far this spring at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation — the biggest batch of chicks in the zoo’s 18-year effort to save the critically endangered species from extinction.
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BLM plans virtual hearing on use of motorized vehicles, aircraft to manage wild horses, burros
The US Bureau of Land Management will conduct a virtual public hearing regarding the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the management of wild horses and burros on public lands.
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Oregon Division of State Lands releases updated essential salmonid habitat map
The state of Oregon on Friday released a newly updated essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities like building docks or adding riprap usually require a removal-fill permit.
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Cougar sighting reported near Steelhead Falls
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has posted warning signs after a fisherman said he was followed by a cougar in the area of Steelhead Falls on Thursday.
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OSU study: Bird species losses on remote island in Panama point to lack of habitat connectivity
Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in Central America has nevertheless lost more than 25% of its native bird species since its creation as part of the Panama Canal’s construction, and scientists say the losses continue.
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Mining ban considered to protect sage grouse in the West
The Biden administration says it is considering a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western states to protect a struggling bird species, the greater sage grouse.
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New Ochoco wild horse herd management plan sets ‘appropriate management level’ of 47-57 horses
The Ochoco National Forest has released the final Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice for the Ochoco Wild Horse Herd Management Plan project.
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Calif. man admits role in scheme to smuggle endangered turtles from Oregon to China
A Chinese national living in Los Angeles pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme to purchase hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles in the U.S. and smuggle them via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights from his former Eugene home to China, prosecutors said.
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Hunters – and non-hunters – boost reward to $10,000 to find poachers of 3 elk east of Sisters
The Oregon Hunters Association has raised the total reward to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of three elk that were poached west of Bend on or about Oct. 28 of last year.
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