Oregon wildlife advocates push feds for more highway crossing funds
Highway undercrossings have come to play an integral role in keeping drivers and wildlife safe.
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Prineville OSP trooper arranges a rescue for the (baby) birds
This isn’t your typical rescue story. In fact, it’s for the birds — to be more precise, three baby red-tailed hawks that a recent windstorm apparently blew out of their nest at a ranch near Prineville, and how an Oregon State Police trooper and others stepped up (a tree) to help them out.
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Defoliation by Pandora moth caterpillars not enough to cause fires, C.O. expert says
Central Oregon saw Pandora moths nearly everywhere last summer. Now, they’ve laid eggs, and their eggs have hatched, revealing 3-inch-long caterpillars.
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ODFW: Please don’t ‘kidnap’ young wildlife
Oregonians are getting back outdoors, just in time to encounter newborn fawns, elk calves and other young wildlife in the wild, or even in their backyard. This is the time of year when deer fawns are born — and there is a chance you will come upon one that’s all alone.
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Dry year, court ruling disappoint Klamath salmon advocates
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the Klamath Basin expected to see one of the driest years on record, struggles for salmon in southern Oregon are piling up this year. The Yurok Tribe and commercial fishing groups tried to convince a federal court that an emergency motion to increase
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ODFW’s advice: Let the turtles cross the road
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists advise Oregonians to be on the lookout for turtles on roadways, bike paths or trails. During the months of May through July, female turtles begin searching for suitable nesting grounds to lay their eggs.
Continue Reading Feds, hunting/wildlife groups help fund Hwy. 97 wildlife underpass near Gilchrist
A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Interior announced earlier this year will be matched with funds raised by hunting/wildlife conservation groups to make migration safer for big game and other wildlife in Central Oregon.
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Pacific fisher denied endangered species protection in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific fisher, a weasel-like carnivore native to Oregon’s southern old growth forests, has been denied endangered species protection in the state, the latest twist in a legal back-and-forth that has continued for 20 years. In the decision issued last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, declined to grant the
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3 Oregon men charged with poaching 27 big game animals
Three Oregon men have been charged with poaching 27 big game animals over the past two years after a concerned citizen alerted authorities. Restitution for the crimes, which occurred in Western Oregon, may top $162,000.
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Public urged not to approach seal pups on Oregon beaches
Seal pups venturing onto Oregon’s beaches this spring need some social distance, too, experts say.
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Ashland residents report bear issues; one hanging out in neighborhood killed
The city of Ashland is experiencing a high level of bear problems, leading to one frequent visitor being put down Wednesday in a high-density area. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking residents to be extra-vigilant and take steps to not feed bears.
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Black bear killed after man, dog attacked near Creswell
A male black bear injured a man after encountering him and his dog in an incident that happened Sunday on private industrial timberland west of Creswell, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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C.O. crews prepare for wildfire season amid COVID 19 challenges
Wildfire season is fast approaching, and now the crews that respond to fires will have to follow new social distancing protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Two Grant County residents charged in illegal taking, waste of pronghorn antelope
Two Grant County residents have been charged in the illegal taking and wasting of a pronghorn antelope buck, Oregon State Police said Tuesday.
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OSU study suggests salmon use magnetite to navigate
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences have taken a step closer to solving one of nature’s most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, when it’s time to spawn, find their way back from distant ocean locations to the stream where they hatched? A new study into the life cycle
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Officials find 17 dead, dying geese at Polk County wildlife refuge
Authorities turned to the public Monday for any information on what happened to leave 17 Canadian geese sick or dead on a wildlife refuge in Polk County.
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Be on the lookout for nesting birds: Springtime is hatching time
ODFW biologists have been responding to an increased number of calls about nesting birds. April through July is a critical time for most bird species as they care for their young.
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New C.O. wildlife hospital seeks support to open
Think Wild offers facility naming, sponsorship opportunities BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, a new wildlife hospital in Central Oregon, is inviting community support with on-site naming opportunities for wildlife enclosures and hospital treatment rooms. The nonprofit organization, located on a 4-acre property in east Bend, completed the construction and outfitting of a fully equipped
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Ochoco National Forest seeks comments on wild horse management plan update
The Ochoco National Forest on Friday released a draft environmental assessment for the Ochoco Wild Horse Herd Management Plan project.
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Communities raise $10K for info on poached bighorn ram
Oregonians have come together to raise additional funds to bring the total reward to $10,000 for information leading to charges involving a bighorn ram that was shot illegally Jan. 26 on the Wenaha Wildlife Area in northeast Oregon.
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