(Update: Added video) ‘One of the smoothest births I’ve ever seen,’ official says PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long wait is over. After more than 20 months of pregnancy, Rose-Tu, a 30-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth at 4:29 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Staff are keeping their distance to give the pair time
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Spotting an elk herd is not all that rare in the woods around Bend, but one moving this fast… “Forty years on our property in SE Bend, never seen anything like this!!” viewer Paul Bianchina said as he shared this video with KTVZ News. “Displaced by all the building perhaps?” he
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KTVZ viewer Catherine Beaton shared video with us of a couple of elusive bobcats she spotted in Tetherow. (Meanwhile, Bend Park & Rec District posted a photo of one spotted at Riley Ranch Nature Reserve.)
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This Valentine’s Day, Think Wild is partnering with local businesses to offer local, sustainable gifts and delivery services throughout Central Oregon. Purchase a gift package for a friend, tweet-heart, or significant otter, and support local wildlife! Here’s the details in the organization’s news release: Each Valentine’s Day gift package includes an
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. (KOBI/KTVZ) – A goose is safe after attempting to summit Mt. Shasta last month. While on a routine patrol, climbing rangers with the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center spotted the goose at the 10,000-foot elevation point where Old Ski Bowl is located. That’s according to a Facebook post by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
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Bird flu is on the rise in Oregon and across the U.S, and Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild offered guidance Tuesday on how to safely navigate risks posed by the virus.
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ASHLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A $33.2 million federal grant will allow the Oregon Department of Transportation to build the state’s first wildlife overcrossing over Interstate 5 in southern Oregon’s Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. It’s also the first such crossing for the entire stretch of I-5 between Mexico and Canada. The Federal Highway Administration grant was
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff responded to a report made Wednesday to the Oregon Invasive Species Hotline that a koi (fish) was spotted near the Armitage Boat Landing on the McKenzie River near Eugene. District fish biologists removed the large koi which was most likely intentionally released into the McKenzie River. Koi can
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By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western states each spring to drink flower nectar, pollinate plants and lay their eggs after wintering in forests in coastal California. But today just a couple hundred thousand make the journey. To help curb their
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo is a little fuzzier this week, as two orphaned cougar cubs settle in behind the scenes. Found wandering in southwest Washington last month, the littermates — a male and a female — were rescued and brought to the zoo by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff, who
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The smallest member of the Oregon Zoo rhino family reached a couple of big milestones this week: Tamu is a year old today and tipping the scales at a whopping 1,040 pounds. Born Dec. 4, 2023, the young rhino is growing in confidence and size, though he still keeps close to
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SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a holiday plea for those who love to do up their yards with festive displays: Deck the halls this holiday season, not the deer. Deer entanglement is a growing concern in Oregon, and local ODFW offices are urging residents to take action by cleaning up their
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Think Wild and Wildlife Center of the North Coast said Monday they are excited to announce the release in Central Oregon of two orphaned North American river otters who were in very bad shape when they were rescued this summer at Cove Palisades State Park.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore (KTVZ) — Winter range closures will take effect on the Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grassland beginning Sunday, December 1 and will remain in place until April 1, 2025 on the Grassland and May 1, 2025 on the Forest. These closures include designated areas across the Grassland and the Forest, protecting
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Starting Sunday, December 1, four winter range closures take effect across the Deschutes National Forest to provide critical habitat for deer and elk. Beginning December 1, 2024, four annual wildlife winter range closure areas including Cabin/Silver Lake, Metolius Winter Range, Opine Travel Management Area and Tumalo Winter Range will begin. Motorized
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Associated Press A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs. These
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nothing like a bowl of chili (or maybe more than one) to warm you up on a cold, windy Saturday, which was only fitting as Think Wild hosted its first Get Wild Chili Cook-Off at Aspen Hall in Shevlin Park. “This is a really fun fundraiser that we’re hosting to raise money for our
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A fantastic little visitor is making a big impact at the Oregon Zoo this week. A young arctic fox, found wandering in southwest Portland last month, has briefly taken up residence behind the scenes at the zoo before heading to a new home in Wisconsin.
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Nature is all around, and with a forest surrounding Sunriver, it’s only natural to have to wait for a herd of elk to move along, as Paul Evenson shared with us Sunday. Share your own special sights from the Share tab.
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Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a declining bird species. However, it is doubtful the changes would survive under President-elect Donald Trump. Greater sage
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