/tags/oregon-department-of-fish-and-wildlife Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife en-US Copyright Wed, 22 May 2024 02:23:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-21/officials-search-for-source-of-oil-thats-coated-killed-northwest-coastal-birds At 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. Wed, 22 May 2024 02:23:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-21/officials-search-for-source-of-oil-thats-coated-killed-northwest-coastal-birds Courtney Sherwood /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-18/oregon-fish-wildlife-expert-says-quagga-mussels-will-be-catastrophic-for-fish-and-water-systems The 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. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:12:44 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-18/oregon-fish-wildlife-expert-says-quagga-mussels-will-be-catastrophic-for-fish-and-water-systems Allison Frost /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-18/things-have-to-change-big-decision-looms-as-klamath-basin-ranchers-tribes-battle-over-water-and-salmon 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. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:00:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-18/things-have-to-change-big-decision-looms-as-klamath-basin-ranchers-tribes-battle-over-water-and-salmon Rachel Becker /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-09-05/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-steps-up-wolf-kills-in-eastern-oregon 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. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:25:59 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-09-05/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-steps-up-wolf-kills-in-eastern-oregon Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-04-02/advocates-urge-more-funding-for-oregon-fish-and-wildlife-programs 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. Sun, 02 Apr 2023 12:10:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-04-02/advocates-urge-more-funding-for-oregon-fish-and-wildlife-programs Ian Rose / Oregon Capital Chronicle /wildlife/2022-07-18/oregon-wildlife-officials-kill-cougar-in-deschutes-county 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. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 01:25:14 GMT /wildlife/2022-07-18/oregon-wildlife-officials-kill-cougar-in-deschutes-county Emily Cureton /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-28/southwest-oregon-tribe-state-forge-model-agreement-to-co-manage-fish-and-wildlife 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. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:59:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-28/southwest-oregon-tribe-state-forge-model-agreement-to-co-manage-fish-and-wildlife Chris Aadland