Some encouraging news to pass along this afternoon. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the Western Snowy Plover had a very good summer along the Oregon Coast. In some ways, it was the best summer since monitoring began in 1990.
Back then, wildlife officials found only 50 adult plovers along the shore. This...
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One of nature’s most interesting seabirds, the Marbled Murrelet will remain protected as a threatened species. The bird was first listed in 1992 and survived an attempt by the Bush Administration to take it off the list in 2004.
Today’s decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could have a major impact on the...
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The sudden die-off of West Coast Brown Pelicans last winter was big enough to make national news. At first, wildlife officials thought a combination of climate change and bad luck was to blame. The theory, back then, is that the Pelicans delayed migrating south from the Oregon Coast because of the gradually warming winters. ...
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Good news for bird watchers! The River S Unit of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge reopened this morning. While we’re not experts on the subject, we think this is the best birding site near Portland and have been suffering terrible withdrawals since the area was closed at the beginning of the month.
The River...
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You know something’s up when two newspapers, on the same day, run stories about the problems with Canada Geese.
From the Register Guard, we learn that Eugene school officials are encouraging people to let loose their dogs on the play fields near Willagillespie Elementary School. They’re hoping the dogs will chase and scare away a...
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It may cost you a lot more to go fishing, shellfishing and hunting next year. Oregon Fish and Wildlife is proposing fee increases averaging 20% starting in 2010.
Some examples, the resident annual angling license fee would go from $24.75 to $32.50 and a resident annual hunter fee rises from $22.50 to $29.00.
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It’s probably the best bird watching spot that’s also close to the Portland-Vancouver metro area. But like it or not, change is coming to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
According to the Columbian, refuge managers have come up with four alternatives for their new 15-year management plan. The preferred alternative calls for closing some...
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ODFW is keeping some of its areas on Sauvie Island closed to the public for an extra two weeks. The opening of the Eastside units will be delayed until May 1st, while Westside, Oak Island and North units will open as normal on April 16.
The Department says the reason for the extended closure is...
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