The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today (Jan. 14) released a plan for dispersing two thirds of the world's largest Caspian tern colony from the mouth of the Columbia River to seven alternate sites in Washington, Oregon and California.
A crowd of about 50 property owners, conservationists and tribal representatives gathered Tuesday to quiz NOAA Fisheries officials regarding its November proposal to designate some 29,000 stream miles in Idaho, Oregon and Washington as "critical habitat" for 13 salmon and steelhead stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act
In an effort to expand fishing opportunities for hatchery spring chinook, Washington and Oregon fish managers are seeking greater flexibility in determining limits on wild steelhead inadvertently caught during salmon fisheries in the Columbia River.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Hogan on Tuesday said he agreed with the legal contention that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act when it failed to consider hatchery fish in its assessment of coho in southern Oregon and northern California rivers.
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission last week heard testimony from nearly 50 people advocating both support for and opposition to the draft Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan that is open for public comment.
Bull trout are a threatened and protected species in Idaho and killing one can cost you, as one Boise man found out recently.
Rob Walton, NOAA Fisheries assistant regional administrator for salmon recovery, says his agency is stepping up efforts to gain the aid and advice of others in the region toward the goal of completing draft salmon recovery plans in each of six domains by December.
A Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority member work group has set about the task of "sizing" the ratepayer-funded fish and wildlife program so that it can offer its views on funding needs for the years beyond fiscal 2006.
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed its status review of the greater sage-grouse throughout its range and determined that the species does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act at this time, Director Steve Williams announced today.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife this week announced the
release of a draft plan for managing greater sage-grouse in Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to
reintroduce Rocky Mountain goats to the Columbia River Gorge with the
hope of sustaining a population there for the first time in nearly 200
years.
For the past few years Idaho Fish and Game has been working to slow the impact of non-native rainbow trout on native Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the South Fork Snake River below Palisades Dam. Now anglers are lending a hand.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service unveiled a new regulation this week that expands the authority of states and tribes to manage gray wolves.
Eleven fishing and conservation groups said this week that the Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation will be targeted with a lawsuit if the agencies implement their newly developed "Updated Proposed Action" for the operation of 14 Columbia Basin federally hydro projects.
Northwest Power and Conservation Council and Bonneville Power Administration staff and others are looking at past and potential demands in an attempt to determine Columbia River Fish and Wildlife program funding needs in the future.
The 2005 Columbia River upriver spring chinook run is expected to be up slightly, staunching a trend that has seen adult returns to the river mouth slip each year since 2001's record.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that a petition to list four species of lamprey does not contain sufficient information to warrant further review at this time. The agency said it will continue to work with others on efforts to conserve lampreys and their habitats.
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council this week reached a long-sought goal by adopting as amendments to its Columbia River Fish and Wildlife program 23 individual subbasin management plans that will ultimately help the panel identify spending priorities.
A $50 million juvenile fish passage improvement project has largely passed its first test, funneling 74 percent of the young steelhead that approached Bonneville Dam's second powerhouse this past spring and summer into what proved to be the safest route for the fish.
Washington Gov. Gary Locke, together with the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board (LCFRB) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, this week presented to the federal government the first locally developed regional salmon recovery plan for Washington state during an event in Vancouver.
Some young Snake River fall chinook salmon may be making the best of a dam-caused situation, effectively shifting the timing of their migration to the ocean and thus creating a second distinct life history type within the same fish stock.
Scientists at Portland State University, the University of Washington and Oregon State University, with the support of the Ports of Portland and Astoria, have jointly completed the first-ever comprehensive survey of non-native aquatic plants and animals in the lower Columbia River.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists have recommended that
the Service not list the greater sage-grouse as a threatened or endangered
species under the Endangered Species Act across its range, Service Director
Steve Williams announced.
Research about wolves that began in Yellowstone National Park has been replicated in an adjacent area, and scientists say a growing body of evidence shows that this predator may have an ecological impact more important than realized in the American West.
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted permanent rules restricting importation of deer and elk into Washington state that are harvested from states and Canadian provinces where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in wild populations.
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