Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

It’s a great time to go fishing in Western Oregon. But recent runs of coho salmon have set a record … and … spawned a mystery.

A new program lets drivers send photo evidence of spots that are especially dangerous for animals.

There was yet another wolverine encounter on the Oregon Coast late last week.

A bear was spotted near the West Bank Bike path near River Road in Eugene Monday morning.

An insider at Oregon's Department of Fish and Wildlife has been named the agency's next leader.

Oregon's gray wolf population took several hits in 2023, causing its growth rate to drop to zero for the first time since wolves started returning to the state.

Authorities have shot and killed a black bear in Cottage Grove after they say someone fed it and it got too comfortable around people.

Climate change and warmer rivers may have allowed the pathogen to thrive.

The effects of the invasive quagga mussel, which only grows to the size of a thumbnail, extend beyond the natural ecology and into the built environment. Removing and keeping clusters of the mussels out of pipes could cost the state billions.

Southern resident orcas are now listed as endangered under Oregon law, providing additional protections to their struggling population.

Two wolves were illegally killed in November and conservation groups are offering rewards totalling $26,500 for information leading to arrests of those responsible.

State researchers say they're finding a large number of sick or dying seabirds. They say a warming ocean could be to blame.