Oregon
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Montana is the exception by killing bill to create a land transfer task force- All of the Western states now entertain bills to take the public lands from the United States and give, transfer or take them for the individual states. Some Republicans in Congress are trying to get the proposed redistribution of land going by…
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Study and photos show terrific regrowth of riparian vegetation- Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in southern Oregon had been grazed by cattle for many decades when in 1991 the cattle were removed. The refuge had been created in 1936 as a “last stronghold” for remnant pronghorn antelope. Since that time wildlife conservation has grown more general.…
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About the politics of wolf reintroduction in the Northern Rockies- Jim Yuskavitch begins his book with the story of wolf B45, the first Idaho wolf to venture into Oregon. She (B45) was a first generation offspring of the wolves brought down from British Columbia for release in Idaho in 1996. Most of his examples and descriptions…
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President Obama could do a lot here- Here are my suggestions for new national monuments which Obama could designate. I have visited every site I recommend here, so I’m personally familiar with the areas. I have tried to put together a list that I think deserve protection, but also have some substantial political momentum in…
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Far wandering wolf and mate have first Oregon Cascade pups in over 70 years- There was joy among wolf conservationists this spring when famous wolf OR-7 was found to be in company of a female wolf after his years of wandering over a thousand miles from his NE Oregon birthplace and then probably thousands more around the…
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Luckless wolf that went to California is back in Oregon- The world’s currently most famous wolf, OR-7, born in NE Oregon, seems to have abandoned California and returned to Oregon. He spent over a year looking for a female wolf, but there are probably no California girl wolves. During his search, he explored a fair…
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Is the fabled, but never found, creature making weird noises in the Blue Mtns. east of Pendleton? The Wildlife News has discussed the matter of Bigfoot from time to time. Hint: search. There are often things that look, and this time sound strange in the outdoors, and this time some think it is Bigfoot or…
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Release seemed to briefly stall, but now the goats are raising kids and expanding territory- In 2010 45 mountain goats were released on the east slopes of Mt. Jefferson, a tall volcano in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Soon 3 of them slipped to their death or were killed by predators. Most survived, however, and last July…