/tags/endangered-species Endangered species en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:27:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-17/oregon-wolf-population-surpasses-200-for-first-time-in-8-decades Oregon wildlife officials counted more gray wolves than ever last winter, a promising sign for the federally endangered species. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:27:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-17/oregon-wolf-population-surpasses-200-for-first-time-in-8-decades April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-16/commercial-salmon-season-is-shut-down-again-will-californias-iconic-fish-ever-recover While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for sportsfishing in California. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:53:45 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-16/commercial-salmon-season-is-shut-down-again-will-californias-iconic-fish-ever-recover Alastair Bland /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-22/boat-tours-and-ash-scatterings-help-beleaguered-california-salmon-fleet-stay-afloat With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic boat tours, party cruises, and scattering the ashes of the deceased to try to stay afloat. Now, fishing fleets are gearing up for a third year. Sat, 22 Mar 2025 13:01:23 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-22/boat-tours-and-ash-scatterings-help-beleaguered-california-salmon-fleet-stay-afloat Amy Taxin /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-22/conservation-groups-intervene-in-lawsuit-to-defend-the-lethal-removal-of-barred-owls Five Northwest conservation groups have joined the federal government in defending a program to kill barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to protect the threatened northern spotted owl. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:25:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-22/conservation-groups-intervene-in-lawsuit-to-defend-the-lethal-removal-of-barred-owls Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-22/water-flows-as-part-of-a-massive-habitat-restoration-in-the-upper-klamath-basin Earlier this month, a levee separating Agency Lake and the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge was breached, re-connecting 14,000 acres of wetland habitat to Upper Klamath Lake. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:37:37 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-22/water-flows-as-part-of-a-massive-habitat-restoration-in-the-upper-klamath-basin Juliet Grable /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration The announcements come just days before the start of the Trump administration, which is widely expected to promote extractive industries over conservation. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:21:24 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration April Ehrlich /wildlife/2024-12-09/new-grey-wolf-pair-found-in-northern-california-as-population-grows A new pack of endangered grey wolves was recently confirmed in Northern California, on the border of Lassen, Plumas and Shasta counties. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:38:59 GMT /wildlife/2024-12-09/new-grey-wolf-pair-found-in-northern-california-as-population-grows Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-19/more-logging-is-proposed-to-help-curb-wildfires-in-the-pacific-northwest U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:30:15 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-19/more-logging-is-proposed-to-help-curb-wildfires-in-the-pacific-northwest Matthew Brown /wildlife/2024-11-19/lead-poisoning-poses-an-ongoing-threat-to-recovery-of-northern-california-condors 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. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:36:38 GMT /wildlife/2024-11-19/lead-poisoning-poses-an-ongoing-threat-to-recovery-of-northern-california-condors Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-18/salmon-return-to-lay-eggs-in-historic-habitat-after-largest-dam-removal-project-in-us-history Less than a month after four towering dams on the Klamath River were demolished, hundreds of salmon made it into waters they have been cut off from for decades to spawn in cool creeks. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:52:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-18/salmon-return-to-lay-eggs-in-historic-habitat-after-largest-dam-removal-project-in-us-history Hallie Golden