Conservationists transport Oregon silverspots to coastal mountain range Oregon Zoo butterfly specialists and their conservation partners said goodbye to thousands of the zoo’s tiniest residents last week. They were releasing Oregon silverspot larvae at select sites in the coastal mountain range in an effort to save this beautiful Northwest species. The 2,172 rare insects marked […]
Cannon Beach reopened to the public around 10:00 a.m. Monday morning after wildlife and law enforcement officials confirmed a cougar sighted on Haystack Rock was no longer present. Tracks were found heading away from the rock and a game camera captured an image of the cougar leaving the rock last night. There was no detection […]
American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), founded in 1990 as the first national turtle and tortoise rescue, is sending a plea to parents – buy Ninja toys not turtles. History shows that after the release of a series of these successful Ninja movies, turtles lose their lives through the pet trade. Most of the turtles have been […]
ASTORIA, Ore – A low tide series begins Friday through the Fourth of July holiday giving clammers a last chance to harvest this year’s “super-sized” razor clams before the conservation closure begins 12:01 a.m. July 15 on Clatsop beaches. Many Oregonians and travelers visit the Oregon Coast in summer, and clamming is a favorite activity. […]
Spiky senior citizen Nolina, an African crested porcupine, turns 19 years old today PORTLAND, Ore. — Summer’s here, and people looking to get in shape for the season could take some tips from Nolina, an elderly Oregon Zoo porcupine whose fitness routine is on point. This spiky senior citizen, who turns 19 today, is known […]
A new study reveals there have been around 24,000 fewer abortions since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision last year. FiveThirtyEight obtained the study from #WeCount, a national research project led by the Society of Family Planning, a nonprofit that supports research about abortion and contraception. The study discovered that there were around 93,575 fewer abortions in states […]
If you want to go fishing this weekend, you’ve got choices! Spearfishing for smallmouth on the Coquille. Learn more about this unique opportunity. Halibut fishing in the Central Coast and Southern Oregon subareas, where the bag limit has been increased to 2. Shad fishing in the Willamette. The Oregon City/Gladstone area has been hot. Summer […]
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Division of ODOT confirmed that an estimated 3.5 million driver’s license and identification card files were compromised when the agency was hacked two weeks ago. That’s bad news because your driver’s license contains plenty of information about you, including your birthdate, home address and even your height, weight, and […]
Summer ‘Zoo Nights’ series will feature live local music, animal activities and more PORTLAND, Ore. — Nothing says summer in Portland like a warm evening outdoors with good food and live entertainment. Over the course of 10 Fridays this summer, Zoo Nights, presented by TriMet, will offer local music, food carts, activities for all ages, […]
This weekend anglers will be spoiled with choice. It may be easier to catch the fish than it will be deciding where to go and what to fish for. Trout. May is a huge month for trout stocking, and it seems as if we’re putting fish almost everywhere. Check the stocking schedule for locations near […]