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World's Largest Creature: Skeleton Assembled and Now Open at Oregon Coast's Hatfield Marine Life Center
36+ min ago (590+ words) Published 05/22/26 at 5: 55 p. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Newport, Oregon) " An outstanding specimen of the world's largest creature is ready. Visitors to the Oregon coast this holiday weekend will find a new landmark rising in Newport: the fully assembled skeleton…...
New and Freaky Critters at Oregon Coast Aquarium with Amazon Exhibit
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (443+ words) Published 05/20/26 at 9: 45 p. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Newport, Oregon) - Get ready to jump down to another continent just by visiting the Oregon coast. Designed as a full sensory experience, the exhibit incorporates a smell wall with rainforest scents, sound…...
Skeleton of 70-Ft Blue Whale Will Serve a Higher Purpose on Oregon Coast and Be On Display
1+ week, 2+ day ago (914+ words) Published 05/13/26 at 5: 55 a. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Newport, Oregon) " Back in 2015, one of the largest creatures to inhabit the planet came ashore on the southern Oregon coast " at Gold Beach. Now, more than a decade later, the body of…...
Puffins Return to Oregon Coast in Spring 2026: Where to Find Them - Video
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (721+ words) Published 03/31/26 at 7: 45 a. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff Interpreters will be on site with binoculars and spotting scopes to help visitors safely view puffins and other seabirds. Families can take part in hands-on activities, including a tufted puffin learning station…...
Invasive Quagga Mussels Found in Southern Oregon - Have Not Reached Coastline
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (641+ words) Published 03/27/26 at 9: 45 a. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Ashland, Oregon) " Wildlife experts recently had an encounter with an invasive species that hasn't been seen often in Oregon, and it's put them on edge a little. Oregon Department of Fish and…...
Portland Event a Fundraiser to Bring Sea Otter Back to Oregon Coast
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ words) Published 03/07/26 at 4: 55 p. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Portland, Oregon) " Beers, beverages and little beasties: one Portland event is coming together to assist the coastline of Oregon. "The event supports efforts to restore sea otters to the Oregon coast, a…...
Slightly Rare: Fin Whale Washes Up on N. Oregon Coast - and They Knew It Was Coming
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (640+ words) Published 02/07/26 at 7: 55 p. m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff However, another did occur today, according to Seaside Aquarium's Tiffany Boothe. The fourth since 2002. "A 46-foot fin whale washed ashore this morning north of Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Oregon," she said. "The…...