Oregon
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Rotenone has been used a number of times on carp at this national wildlife refuge, but it never gets them all. Once again there over a million carp. Is there any long term solution? Explosion in carp numbers have caused big drop in birds at eastern Oregon refuge. By Richard Cockle, The Oregonian
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Terrible! Terrible! The vicious beasts actually dug up the carcass of a dead cow- Wolves at the door: Wallowa County [Oregon] ranchers face their worst fears. By Kathleen Ellyn. Wallowa County Chieftain. According to this reporter, not only did the bad wolves dig in a rancher’s bone pit, they left big scary tracks in the…
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These 2 were not as lucky as the Idaho counters/wolf darters- Fish and Wildlife plane crash in Oregon kills 2. News-Times.com. AP
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Carotid artery worm is one of the suspects The worm is thought to be behind the declines in Wyoming moose populations as well. Oregon biologists fear small moose herd may be infected with deadly parasite By Richard Cockle, The Oregonian
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Incredible good news! Wolf sightings on rise in Oregon Cascades. By The Associated Press Note, I updated the link to a longer version of the story. Ken
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Here is some really good news to offset that about Idaho Fish and Game Commission- The alpha female is former Idaho wolf B300F. I predicted earlier that the Imnaha River was a natural migration corridor for Idaho wolves into Oregon. – – – – – – – – – – News Release Oregon Department of…
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All sides win as 90-year-old salmon killer is demolished- When Gold Ray Dam (further upstream) is taken out next year, over 150 miles of the magnificent Rogue River of SW Oregon will have been returned to freedom. Story in the LA Times. Oregon dam’s demise lets the Rogue River run. By Kim Murphy.
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Two Oregon counties commit $40,000 taxpayer dollars but ranchers want more. Ranchers ask for more subsidies in Oregon and receive taxpayer dollars to kill wildlife. Rather than adapting to a changing circumstance by doing more to proactively protect their livestock from predators they ask for the Federal Government to step in with funding while two…