Operation Rescue President Troy Newman and his legal counsel, The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), are continuing to call for justice in the case involving the 2015 undercover video project that exposed Planned Parenthood’s sale of aborted baby organs. ACLJ just filed a reply brief in support of its petition for writ of certiorari with the United […]
Young elephant is growing up, but still has a playful personality and loves the water PORTLAND, Ore. — Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo today, and it’s safe to say birthday boys don’t come much bigger. The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at […]
Keeper talks, activities and splashy fun will highlight world’s largest land mammals PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo is throwing an elephant-sized celebration Aug. 12. World Elephant Day at the zoo, presented by Banfield Pet Hospital, will feature keeper talks, training demonstrations, some elephant swim time, and an extra-large super soaker that turns the south habitat […]
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 […]