Endangered Species

Backers of a habitat conservation plan say it could serve as a national model for reconciling conservation and science with forest management. But critics remain concerned about how the plan will be implemented, and whether ecological promises will hold under future political and financial pressures.

Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule that says habitat modification shouldn’t be considered harm because it isn’t the same as intentionally targeting a species, called “take.”

Oregon wildlife officials counted more gray wolves than ever last winter, a promising sign for the federally endangered species.

​Seth Hulett of Audubon Washington searches Horse Heaven Hills for greater sage grouse, last officially seen in 2018, to secure ecosystem funding.

Wildlife officials are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction regarding the illegal killing of a gray wolf in Central Oregon.

The groups argued the dam, located about 70 miles east of Eugene on the McKenzie River, has prevented endangered Chinook salmon and bull trout from migrating and blocked access to cold water.

In Oregon and Washington, there were at least 11 wolf poachings last year, prompting state agencies and nonprofits to offer nearly $200,000 in rewards for information leading to arrests.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife has proposed protections for the monarch butterfly under the endangered species act. We'll hear from a biologist to learn more.

A group of endangered California condors in far northern California faced a lead poisoning scare this month, with one bird being sent for special treatment.

Some experts are worried that the removal of a rare plant on a Camas golf course is a sign of species losing federal protections too soon.