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Yakama Nation tribal members hunt the Hanford Reach National Monument, taking 13 elk from a herd of more than 2,000.

A federal study ordered by Congress concluded it would be feasible to reintroduce sea otters to the Oregon and northern California coasts. However, that finding doesn't mean the super-cute predators will be relocated into their former ocean habitat anytime soon.

Sea otters are undeniably cute, but cuteness only goes so far when major economic interests are at stake. That's an inference you can make from the emergence of organized pushback to the possible reintroduction of sea otters along the Oregon Coast.

Bringing back sea otters to the Oregon Coast just got a high-level endorsement. The federal budget for this new year, which President Trump signed after…

A group that wants to bring back wild sea otters to the Oregon Coast is taking a big step forward. The federal government has awarded them a grant to…

Right now, in the Northwest’s high desert, the biscuit root should be ready to bloom.Pregnant ground squirrels should be up to the surface, munching fresh…

Grizzly bears have been listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act since 1975. In Washington, they are considered endangered. Last…

In southeast Oregon Monday, about a half-dozen armed men cut fences between government land and a private ranch near the Malheur National Wildlife…

The run on firearms last year is turning into a windfall for conservation programs in the Northwest.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed Wednesday…

An ankle-high plant with a funny name is stirring up controversy in southeast Washington. The federal government is considering whether to list a…