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An Owl Art Project Perfect for Fall!
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (15+ words) KATU An Owl Art Project Perfect for Fall!...
Murder mystery: crow roost returns, researchers study why they flock to Portland
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (25+ words) KATU Murder mystery: crow roost returns, researchers study why they flock to Portland...
Vaux's swifts spotted swirling into church chimney in Portland
1+ week, 2+ day ago (120+ words) Thousands of Vaux's swifts are on the move through Portland, and some neighbors are getting a front-row view. Video submitted through Chime In (posted below) shows the birds swirling into a church chimney near Northeast Fremont Street and 72nd Avenue. It's…...
Controversial proposed ban on hunting, fishing fails ballot bid
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (708+ words) by Victor Park, KATU Oregon voters will not decide the future of Initiative Petition 28 this November after the measure failed to gather enough valid signatures to qualify for the 2026 general election ballot. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon…...
Oregon officials say hunting, fishing initiative fails to qualify for November ballot
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) SALEM, Ore. — A proposed Oregon ballot measure that would have criminalized certain animal breeding practices and the injuring or killing of animals, including for food, hunting and fishing, will not appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election ballot, according to the…...
Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon clears major hurdle for November ballot
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (25+ words) KATU Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon clears major hurdle for November ballot...
Reports of extinction were greatly exaggerated: Species turn up alive in New Guinea
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Scientists have found two species thought to have been extinct for 7,000 years alive in New Guinea. The announcement came Thursday from the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. One is the pygmy long-fingered possum. The other is a ring-tailed…...
Injured bald eagle found near West Highway 126 fog line dies despite rescue efforts
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (142+ words) BEND, Ore. (KATU) — On Wednesday, February 11, a Deschutes County deputy and two Animal Control Officers worked to save a bald eagle that was reported laying near the fog line of West Highway 126. READ MORE | Leach Botanical Garden needs $50,000 a month…...
The History of the Spruce Goose!
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (53+ words) KATU The History of the Spruce Goose! As Americaâs 250th birthday approaches, KATU is looking at some of the history of the Pacific Northwest. KATU Meteorologist Dave Salesky gives us a closer look at the Spruce Goose and how the…...
'Should a whale ever wash ashore again' | 55 years since Oregon exploding whale incident
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (189+ words) FLORENCE, Ore. (KATU) — It’s been 55 years since Oregon state officials’ plan to obliterate a beached whale that washed up near Florence ended with a blast that rained blubber down along the coastline. The 45-foot-long sperm whale arrived on the beach…...