Oregon knocks off No. 7 Stanford 38-36, likely kills Cardinal playoff hopes
If you'd been paying attention to Oregon the last few weeks, you noticed the Ducks looked a bit different compared to the team you saw in September. Quarterback Vernon Adams was looking healthy, and...
View ArticleOregon knocks off No. 7 Stanford 38-36, kills Cardinal playoff hopes
If you'd been paying attention to Oregon the last few weeks, you noticed the Ducks looked a bit different compared to the team you saw in September. Quarterback Vernon Adams was looking healthy, and...
View ArticleRunaway emu prompts school lockdowns as free bird continues to evade authorities
ODESSA, Del. (AP) — An emu on the run for more than 60 days has prompted lockdowns at two elementary schools in Delaware. The runaway emu was spotted...
View ArticleSustaining a Wildlife Refuge by Connecting to the Community (FedEx Corporation)
(Source: FedEx Corporation) November 16, 2015 On a bright, crisp, fall day the light goes on in a first time visitor's mind: 'Oh! So…for birds, this place is like the rest areas that we have on the...
View ArticleHunter took bear to N.Y. and staged fake 'kill site'
NEWARK—The bear went over the mountain, and that's when the trouble for Martin Kaszycki began. The Ringwood man pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally killing a black bear out of season in New Jersey and...
View ArticleVisits to Crater Lake National Park exceed predictions
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Crater Lake National Park is reporting higher-than-expected visitor numbers despite a summer fire that closed the park's north entrance for two weeks. The Herald and News...
View ArticleMore bighorn sheep released in mountains north of Tucson
More bighorn sheep released in mountains north of Tucson (AP) — As part of an effort to rebuild a herd of bighorn sheep in the Catalina Mountains, 29 more bighorns have been released in the range north...
View ArticleOregon hunter charged with killing protected gray wolf
By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - An Oregon hunter has been charged with shooting dead a gray wolf last month, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of $6,250 in fines and up to a year in...
View ArticleOregon bighorn killed to prevent disease spreading to herd
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Wildlife officials shot and killed a 7-year-old bighorn ram that wandered near an Oregon city because it got too close to domestic sheep. The Herald and News reports...
View ArticleA bear for a human life: Who is the predator in Mansehra's human-bear conflict?
The month of November has been a particularly bloody one for the under-threat Asiatic black bears of Mansehra district. While the picturesque green hills and forests of the region are a natural habitat...
View ArticleYellowstone proposes killing off 1,000 bison from famed herd
By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park is proposing to reduce its celebrated bison herd by 1,000 animals this winter by rounding up those wandering into adjacent Montana and...
View ArticleOpponents of Christo's Over The River art project make last legal stand
U.S. Court of Appeals hears oral arguments it case challenging Bureau of Land Management's 2011 approval plan to drape Arkansas River in fabric This artist's drawing provided by Christo shows an image...
View ArticleFormer CNY woman killed in Mississippi shooting
JACKSON, MISS. -- A former Central New York woman was killed last week in Mississippi during a shooting spree that left two people dead. Suzanne Hogan was pumping gas Thursday night when she was shot...
View ArticleFeds could further limit swimming with manatees in Crystal River
Every fall when the temperatures start to drop, large numbers of manatees make what has become for them a familiar pilgrimage to spring-fed waters in Crystal River, where the temperature is a...
View ArticlePolice say Northwestern High School student shot, killed
Police say a 15-year-old student from Northwestern High School has been shot and killed. The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/1PPFX1p )...
View ArticleGunman kills 10 in Oregon college; 45th US school shooting of 2015
A gunman opened fire on Thursday at a community college in Oregon, killing 10 people and wounding some 20 others before he was shot to death by police, state and county officials said. This was the...
View ArticleTSA plans to remove screening at Klamath Falls airport
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - The Transportation Security Administration says it will no longer screen passengers at the Klamath Falls airport in Oregon. The Herald and News reports (http://bit.ly/1O7QEMQ...
View ArticleNo charges for Colorado hunter who mistakenly killed gray wolf
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Federal wildlife officials said on Monday that a Colorado hunter who shot and killed a protected gray wolf that he mistook for a coyote will not face criminal...
View ArticleDocumentary to offer a virtual visit to Yellowstone
"Wild Yellowstone" is not your father's natural history show. Debuting Dec. 6 on the cable channel Nat Geo Wild, this two-hour documentary uses state-of-the-art technology to capture the geographic...
View ArticleThree killed, 250,000 customers without power after Washington state storms
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and about 250,000 homes and businesses were without power in Washington state on Wednesday after a storm blew down trees and...
View Article21 Photos That Will Make You Want to Visit Central Park Now!
If I could only visit New York's famed Central Park once a year, I would choose a day in the Fall. Yes, in Winter it's a snow-capped wonderland. In Spring and Summer, a flower lover's delight. But in...
View ArticleE.coli from Chipotle spreads to four more states
The E.coli outbreak linked to Chipotle that caused nearly two dozen cases of the infection in Washington and Oregon has now spread to four more states. According...
View ArticleOregon Retreats From Wolf Protection, as Possible Setup for Trophy Hunting
Even though Oregon has fewer than 90 wolves who occupy just a small portion of their historical range there, its Fish and Wildlife Commission this week removed them from the state's list of endangered...
View ArticleState delays Dungeness crab season coastwide to ensure safe product (ODFW -...
(Source: ODFW - Oregon Department of Fish And Wildlife) November 20, 2015 NEWPORT, Ore. - The commercial Dungeness crab season along the Oregon coast normally opens Dec. 1, but can be delayed to ensure...
View ArticleThree killed, thousands without power as storm hits Washington state
At least three people were killed and around 185,000 homes and businesses were left without power in Washington state after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides. Governor Jay Inslee declared...
View ArticleThe Old and the New West
Wolves are not only caught in the crossfire between rural ranchers and more urban wildlife advocates; this most misunderstood and maligned animal is also trapped along a cultural fault line between the...
View Article15 killed in 2 separate Honduras massacres
MEXICO CITY -- Two massacres that killed 15 people in less than 12 hours rocked Honduras and left the country's top police official in tears Wednesday. Police said seven victims were shot in the...
View ArticlePanther killed in southwest Florida
Officials say a Florida panther was killed by a vehicle on a southwest Florida road. The Florida Fish and Wildlife...
View ArticleMDC helps host 37th annual Eagle Days at Squaw Creek (Missouri Department of...
(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation) Mound City, Mo. - Bald eagles and waterfowl have migrated to wetlands in the Missouri River bottoms for thousands of years. It's an ancient pageant that...
View ArticleMDC helps host 37th annual Eagle Days at Squaw Creek … (State of Missouri)
(Source: State of Missouri) Mound City, Mo. - Bald eagles and waterfowl have migrated to wetlands in the Missouri River bottoms for thousands of years. It's an ancient pageant that often includes huge...
View ArticleReclamation Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed C Canal...
(Source: Bureau of Reclamation) Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed C Canal Flume Replacement Project Media Contact: Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100 For Release: November 12, 2015...
View ArticlePeninsular bighorn sheep: Icons of the California Desert
It is a thrill to see bighorn sheep in the rugged hills surrounding the Coachella Valley. These tough and majestic creatures have for thousands of years survived in the most inhospitable climate and...
View ArticleKlamath Irrigation District rejoins water users association
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon (AP) - The Klamath Irrigation District will reinstate its membership with the Klamath Water Users Association, a nonprofit that lobbies for agriculture. The Herald and News...
View ArticleProgram to track, trap mule deer, bighorn sheep in area scheduled
In order to better track the population trends of mule deer and desert bighorn sheep in and around Uncompahgre Plateau, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will conduct helicopter flights and trapping in the...
View ArticleRogue emu captured after 60 days on the lam in Delaware
An emu whose escape more than 60 days ago prompted lockdowns at two Delaware elementary schools has been captured. Daniel Shortridge is a spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture. He is quoted...
View ArticleFeds want to kill 1,000 bison at Yellowstone this winter
BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park proposes to kill roughly 1,000 wild bison this winter — mostly calves and females — as officials seek to reduce the animals’ annual migration into Montana....
View ArticleOcean Dungeness crab season delayed coastwide to ensure safe product (ODA -...
(Source: ODA - Oregon Department of Agriculture) The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has announced a delay in the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season along the...
View ArticlePolice: Oregon man used baseball bat to kill father
Click photo to enlarge This July 2014 photo provided by the Lane County Jail shows Michael J. Bryant, 31, of Springfield, Ore. who was arrested Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 in Eugene. Bryant attacked his...
View ArticleSpecial hunt unlikely to eliminate Montana sheep herd
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A special Montana hunting season meant to eliminate a bighorn sheep herd will probably not meet its goal. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1HAba7Y ) that Montana...
View ArticlePlan aims to keep disease out of Wyoming elk feeding areas
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State wildlife officials drafted their first new plan in a decade to try to manage chronic wasting disease, a document that includes aggressive steps in case the wildlife...
View ArticleWith Klamath bill uncertain, dam relicensing moves forward
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The process to relicense the hydroelectric dam system on the Klamath River will move forward if Congress fails to act by the end of the year on historic settlement agreements to...
View Article3 killed, thousands without power in Northwest wind storm
At least three people have died and hundreds of thousands were without power on Tuesday as a severe storm packing high winds unleashed across the Northwest. Police said a woman in her 50s was killed...
View ArticleKlamath Crisis
Veterans returning from both WWI and WWII found opportunity in the Klamath River watershed in southern Oregon and northern California. However, the federal government overall has an unfortunate history...
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