Federal funding for pollinator health research includes $454K for OSU
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture…
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Sunriver Nature Center welcomes newest resident: a Eurasian eagle-owl
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory has welcomed a female Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) to its ambassador animal program. The owl is the first new…
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Oregon Zoo, partners return endangered turtles to the wild
Summer’s just heating up in Portland, but for 23 western pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo, a nine-month stretch of warm days and nights is…
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Central Oregon songbirds are dying at an alarming rate from salmonella
Salmonella infections in birds is a common occurrence in winter, but a summer outbreak is affecting a number of red crossbills in Central Oregon.…
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ODOT: Hwy. 97 wildlife underpasses have had bigger safety impact than expected
A pair of Highway 97 wildlife underpasses near Sunriver have provided more safety for deer and other animals — and for motorists — than planners…
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Early-morning cougar sightings reported in SE Bend, near Grocery Outlet
At least a few citizens reported seeing a cougar wandering through populated areas of southeast Bend early Thursday morning, including a sighting by…
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OSU researchers part of global effort to save endangered seabird
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The global population of the critically endangered Chinese crested tern has more than doubled thanks to a historic,…
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Lawsuit threatened over about-face on grizzly reintroduction
SEATTLE (AP) — A conservation group is threatening to sue the Trump administration over its sudden reversal of plans to restore grizzly bears in…
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OSU study: Caspian terns feeding on young steelhead mean fewer return as adults
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Caspian terns feeding on young fish have a significant impact on runs of steelhead in the Columbia River, according to a…
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Wolf pack attacks 7 cattle in NE Washington
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials say the Wedge wolf pack in northeast Washington has attacked seven more cattle, bringing the number of depredations by…
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Central Oregon feral pig tests positive for contagious pseudorabies
An adult female feral pig from Central Oregon sampled for disease as part of a surveillance program tested positive for pseudorabies, a contagious…
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Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission adopts climate, ocean change policy
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a Climate and Ocean Change Policy on a unanimous vote Friday, making them the first state fish and…
Continue Reading Feds scrap plans to reintroduce grizzlies to North Cascades
The federal government is scrapping plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades…
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Gray fox is newest arrival at Bend’s High Desert Museum
Visitors returning to the High Desert Museum just south of Bend after its three-month closure will meet a new mammal in the museum’s care — an…
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OSU study: Low levels of harmful chemicals found in 3 generations of fish
Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly…
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OSU study: ‘Flappers’ may be a better way to keep birds from hitting power lines
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Suspended, rotating devices known as “flappers” may be the key to fewer birds flying into power lines, a study by…
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Portland grocer pleads guilty to illegal sales of shark fins
Illegal shark fin sales in a Portland grocery store mark the first conviction under an Oregon law that prohibits possession, sale, trade or…
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Think Wild launches Beaver Response Team
Think Wild, Central Oregon’s new wildlife hospital and conservation center, is excited to announce the launch of its “Beaver Response Team.”…
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OSU researchers: Honeybees’ lives shortened by pesticide exposure
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The lives of honeybees are shortened – with evidence of physiological stress – when they are exposed to the suggested…
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3 Bend children mistake toxic plant for wild onion, wind up in hospital
A Bend man says three of his children were hospitalized after mistaking a toxic plant for wild onion and consuming it. Now, he wants to warn others…
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