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Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeAt least 10 birds covered with oil have been found along the Northwest coast between Long Beach, Washington, and Lincoln City, Oregon, since Sunday. Three of them died. -
Courtesy of Washington Department Of Fish And WildlifeThe effects of the invasive quagga mussel, which only grows to the size of a thumbnail, extend beyond the natural ecology and into the built environment. Removing and keeping clusters of the mussels out of pipes could cost the state billions.
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Salmon populations in the Scott and Shasta rivers have crashed, so state officials are about to restrict irrigation again. And the controversial rules may even become permanent. -
State fish and wildlife officials authorized the killing of six gray wolves in eastern Oregon during the past six weeks, bringing relief to ranchers who lost livestock to the wolves and anger to conservationists who see the killings as inhumane and ineffective. -
In her proposed budget to the Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek called for nearly $500 million in funding for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. -
An Oregon wildlife official shot and killed a cougar Sunday after the animal attracted the gunfire of armed residents in a neighborhood south of Bend. -
Amid drastic declines in Chinook salmon in the Coquille River watershed, the Coquille Indian Tribe last year began pushing the state for more authority in managing natural resources in southwest Oregon, culminating in a state commission approving an agreement.
