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In Deschutes County, one group of wolves struggle while another thrives
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (576+ words) Published 5: 30 am Friday, July 3, 2026 One of Deschutes County's two established wolf packs appears to have failed to produce pups this year, while the county's other resident pack likely added another litter despite several wolf deaths, according to the Oregon Department…...
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands
3+ day, 30+ min ago (1000+ words) Published 6: 50 am Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands By: Alex Brown A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public…...
Commentary: Oregon's wildlife areas: Managed for livestock?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (488+ words) Published 9: 27 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Every time an Oregon hunter buys a license, pays for a tag or purchases a box of ammunition, a small portion of that money goes into the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Fund. Since its inception in 1937, the…...
Raptors are dying near First Street Rapids. Residents are seeking answers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1284+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Friday, June 5, 2026 The dead owl in his garden seemed like an unusual but isolated event. When Jim Winkle stepped outside his Bend home one day in December, he found a great horned owl lying motionless in the garden…...
Editorial: Crook County's Juniper Canyon needs a second exit
4+ week, 1+ day ago (233+ words) Published 10: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Go back about 20 years and the same problem today was bedeviling residents of Crook County's Juniper Canyon. The homes there are in a kind of a giant cul de sac. There's only one good way in…...
$3. 5 M sage grouse project set to start juniper removal in Central Oregon
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (911+ words) Published 10: 57 am Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Chainsaw crews could begin fanning out across thousands of acres of Central Oregon sagebrush country as early as this fall, cutting everything from mature juniper trees to seedlings barely a foot tall in an effort to…...
Commentary: Conservation depends on cooperating and transcending borders
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (586+ words) Published 7: 46 am Monday, June 1, 2026 By Ken Salazar and Leslie Harroun/ Los Angeles Times, TNS Rivers do not stop at checkpoints. Wildlife does not recognize borders. Air pollution does not pause at state lines. Drought, wildfire and habitat loss do not…...
The Bend Elks open their 2026 season on Friday night
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (547+ words) Published 11: 20 am Thursday, May 28, 2026 The college baseball season is slowly coming to an end and players are beginning to make their way to Bend for a fresh new season at Vince Genna Stadium. The Bend Elks 2026 season begins with a…...
Inaugural Schnitzer Prize of the West awarded for habitat restoration work
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (233+ words) Published 11: 12 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Brad Parry, vice chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Schnitzer Prize of the West, a new $50, 000 award recognizing collaborative solutions to environmental challenges across the…...
Rehabilitated bald eagle returns to wild after weeks of recovery in Central Oregon
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (203+ words) Published 8: 14 am Monday, April 27, 2026 A rehabilitated bald eagle returned to the wild Friday morning after more than six weeks of recovery from serious injuries sustained in a vehicle collision. Officials from Think Wild " a wildlife hospital and conservation center in…...