THE DALLES — Wasco County commissioners voted March 18 to send $5,000 to Oregonians for Floodplain Protection, a coalition challenging how federal regulators plan to carry out Oregon floodplain rules intended to protect endangered salmon and steelhead habitat.
A deadly fungal disease that has put at least one bat species on the federal Endangered Species List has been detected in Oregon for the first time. State Fish and Wildlife officials on Wednesday announced that scientists from the National Wildlife Health Center in March identified six bats in Columbia and Benton counties suffering from […]
THE DALLES — The City of The Dalles wants to double the size of its primary water storage reservoir, Crow Creek, and pull more winter runoff from the Dog River — a project first planned in the 1990s.
WHITE SALMON — Joy Markgraf, artist, author, and more animal in spirit than human, organized White Salmon’s Wild About Nature series, coming out of hibernation this Friday. At no cost, you can learn about everything from falconry to the natural history of Madagascar throughout April, all while perusing Markgraf’s collection of paintings inspired by the hidden moments of animals.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — One of Oregon's wolf packs is one livestock attack away from becoming the first to be considered for a kill order under the state's unique rules.
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government has agreed to accept a petition that asked to have captive killer whale Lolita included in the endangered species listing for Puget Sound orcas.
