1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (194+ words) Billy is a 3-year-old Triton Cockatoo who loves to cuddle and prefers women. He loves to play peekaboo. Some of Billy's favorite foods include fruit, nuts and dried'chillis. This sweet'boy loves playing on rope toys and chewing up wood and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (621+ words) Initiative Petition 28 aims to expand animal cruelty laws to include livestock slaughtering, fishing, hunting and research. Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law." Initiative Petition 28, led…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (312+ words) An imperiled newt found only in and around southern Oregon's Crater Lake may soon be protected under the Endangered Species Act following a three-year legal battle. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed in a recent settlement with the nonprofit conservation…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (870+ words) Two years into the conference realignment shift that rocked the college sports landscape, it seems we've come to begrudgingly accept some of the absurdities of it all. Does it make sense that many schools have swapped regional rivalries and logical…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1126+ words) Opponents of the Measure 20-737 have raised more than 14 times as much money as supporters. Business and real estate interests have also made large donations. Michelle Holman, the chief petitioner for Measure 20-373, known as the Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (200+ words) Lane County voters are facing an important decision about water. Measure 20-373 would strengthen protections for the watersheds we all depend on. But the loudest voices against it are not giving you the full picture. Their claims rest on fear, misdirection…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (21+ words) We need representation that keeps the emphasis on affordability and resists a view of the environment based on extraction and exploitation....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (786+ words) With the success of captive breeding programs, the big scavengers are being released to soar again. Pinnacles National Park is said to have 19 condors so far. We went looking for them. Condors are back! Among the world's largest flying birds,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (450+ words) Brace yourself, this is a long one " but don't bounce until you've read about the party " Growing the tax base is key to public government. It's especially important when a city is facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit. Eugene is…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (452+ words) Even as tourists come from around the world to gather along Oregon's cliffs and shores to watch for whales, the marine mammals are coping with the effects of climate change. It's Whale Watching Week in Oregon, which means coastal visitors…...