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Where are the puffins? The research behind their disappearance
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (19+ words) KATU Where are the puffins? The research behind their disappearance...
Utah hunter shot after another mistakes decoy for live turkey
1+ week, 5+ day ago (241+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) " A hunter was shot during the opening week of Utah's limited-entry turkey season, after another hunter mistook their decoys and fired. Officials with the Department of Natural Resources said a hunter received emergency medical treatment for…...
Cascades Pika Watch volunteers wanted, free trainings offer 'squeak-peek' at tracking
2+ week, 6+ day ago (308+ words) CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. " The Oregon Zoo is looking for some volunteers to help them track the population of one of the cutest Columbia River Gorge residents " the pika. Pikas are a potato-sized rodent that lives along the rocky slopes of…...
The Oregon Zoo & Avangrid Partner on California Condor Recovery
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (81+ words) KATU The Oregon Zoo & Avangrid Partner on California Condor Recovery Back in 1989, there were only 22 birds in existence. Today there are nearly 600! Rachel Ritchason, Deputy Director of Animal Care at the Oregon Zoo, and Kristen Goland, Senior Director for Permitting…...
Oregon Zoo management agrees to audit fixes as oversight questioned for bond projects
3+ week, 1+ day ago (634+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " An audit found the Oregon Zoo was unprepared to implement the 2024 bond measure in which voters approved $380 million to replace animal habitats and more. Metro Auditor Brian Evans released an audit of the zoo's implementation of ballot…...
Oregon Zoo welcomes seven new California condor chicks hatched in the past week
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (118+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " The Oregon Zoo has seven new California condor chicks, and more are expected soon. READ MORE | Portland's Thompson Elk Statue returns to downtown after six years Officials say they hatched over the past week. "Things are looking…...
Bird Alliance makes progress transforming former landfill into nature sanctuary
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (345+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " In late 2024, the Bird Alliance of Oregon purchased open space in northeast Portland, with plans to restore the land to a nature sanctuary. This year, the organization continued their efforts to restore the 12. 5-acre former landfill into…...
Oregon Zoo welcomes two new Humboldt penguin chicks, just weeks old and palm-sized
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) " The Oregon Zoo is welcoming two new penguin chicks. Officials say they are just a few weeks old. READ MORE | Goodbye Earth: Astronauts leave home planet's orbit bound for moon -- the first in decades "We've been keeping…...
Kid-Friendly Outdoor Adventures
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (95+ words) Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival Razor Clamming in Long Beach Wildflowers at Tom Mc Call Nature Preserve Known for its technicolor spring wildflower explosion featuring balsamroot, lupine, and indian paintbrush. The 3. 5-mile out-and-back hike up to Mc Call Point is great…...
Reports of extinction were greatly exaggerated: Species turn up alive in New Guinea
2+ mon, 6+ day 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…...