/tags/poaching poaching en-US Copyright Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:28:41 GMT /wildlife/2024-02-11/50k-award-offered-for-information-about-3-dead-gray-wolves-in-southern-oregon The three endangered wolves came from the Gearhart Mountain Pack. The collars from two of them sent a mortality signal Dec. 29. Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:28:41 GMT /wildlife/2024-02-11/50k-award-offered-for-information-about-3-dead-gray-wolves-in-southern-oregon AP Staff /law-and-justice/2023-12-24/deer-decoys-and-k-9-officers-are-among-oregon-polices-solutions-to-poaching The unlawful killing or overharvesting of wildlife is a huge problem across Oregon. Officials say last year, more than 5,000 animals were poached, and those are just the reported cases. In the second half of this two-part series, KLCC's Brian Bull looks at what tactics authorities are taking to bag poachers. Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:44:13 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-12-24/deer-decoys-and-k-9-officers-are-among-oregon-polices-solutions-to-poaching Brian Bull /wildlife/2023-12-23/oregon-struggles-to-rein-in-illegal-killing-and-overharvesting-of-wildlife In November, Oregon officials reported a dozen cases of wildlife being shot illegally across seven counties. Aside from a bighorn sheep whose head and horns were removed, all animals were left to waste where they fell. Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:58:27 GMT /wildlife/2023-12-23/oregon-struggles-to-rein-in-illegal-killing-and-overharvesting-of-wildlife Brian Bull /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-11-24/string-of-poached-elk-threaten-recovering-california-condor-population Several recent incidents involving poached elk on the Northern California coast have threatened the endangered California condor population. The condors are only just recovering from near-extinction. Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:49:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-11-24/string-of-poached-elk-threaten-recovering-california-condor-population Roman Battaglia /wildlife/2022-11-03/osp-investigating-deaths-of-two-bears-found-in-trees-in-talent Two black bears were found dead in Southern Oregon trees. Police are searching for whoever killed them Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:39:55 GMT /wildlife/2022-11-03/osp-investigating-deaths-of-two-bears-found-in-trees-in-talent OPB Staff /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-16/oregon-hires-its-first-anti-poaching-special-prosecutor The Oregon Department of Justice has hired its first-ever anti-poaching prosecutor to crack down on a spike in illegal wildlife killing across the state. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:32:37 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-16/oregon-hires-its-first-anti-poaching-special-prosecutor Monica Samayoa /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-05-15/poaching-the-redwoods Not all poachers are hunters, and not all targets of poaching are animals. Case in point: redwood trees in Northern California. The high value of burl and… Thu, 15 May 2014 17:10:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-05-15/poaching-the-redwoods Geoffrey Riley