Conservation groups sue Trump administration over endangered species protections
Conservation organizations across the United States are suing the Trump administration over changes they say could make it harder to protect endangered wildlife and the places those animals depend on to survive. The lawsuit targets a new federal rule that no longer considers damage to wildlife habitat to be the same as doing “harm” to […]
Trump ends habitat protections for endangered species. What it means for the Pacific Northwest
The Trump administration finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act on July 10, one that could reshape how wildlife habitat is protected across the Pacific Northwest. The new rule removes decades-old protections that treated the destruction of wildlife habitat as illegal harm to endangered species. Environmental groups say the change could make it […]
Gray whale deaths along PNW Coast prompt ‘Catastrophic Mortality Event’
Gray whale deaths along the west coast have reached alarming numbers, prompting researchers to declare a catastrophic mortality event. Researchers with the environmental organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, say that gray whales are suffering a “catastrophic mortality event,” citing rapidly rising strandings and population declines. At least 145 gray whales have been […]
Oregon National Guard site becomes a haven for burrowing owls
In eastern Oregon’s high desert, a small conservation effort at the Rees Training Center has grown into one of the nation’s most successful burrowing owl colonies.