Tag Archives: Wildlife Predators

Predators and carnivores are not four-letter words

Predators and carnivores: These two words are getting increasingly difficult to use in wildlife conservation and policy without triggering a perception that is steeped in fear of conflict. This has come into sharp focus in Oregon with a string of wolf poisonings. The most recent wolf-targeted poisoning in eastern Oregon, which caused wildlife carnage killing […]
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Managing predators from the sky

How to harness drones for conservation. In the summer of 2022, several researchers with USDA Wildlife Services held their breath as a drone pilot flew a large drone, equipped with a camera, toward a wolf standing in a pasture in southwestern Oregon. The team members, watching from a distance, expected the wolf to freeze or […]
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Wolves in Grant County: Producers pay price for predators

Thrown to the wolves: Producers say they pay price for expanding predator population. After two confirmed wolf depredations eight days apart on his property, Bear Valley cattle rancher Alec Oliver was awarded the first lethal take permit for a wolf in the history of Grant County. Two adult female cows had their udders ripped apart […]
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What’s on the Menu When Your Cat Goes Out? Probably More Than You Think.

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US agency ends use of ‘cyanide bomb’ to kill coyotes and other predators over safety concerns

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill the animals. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades […]
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Some U.S. Wolverines to Be Protected by Endangered Species Act 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

Watch: Studying mule deer nutrition and predation in Oregon

Researchers want to understand why populations are falling. In eastern Oregon, state biologists are researching mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) nutrition and predation. They hope the long-term study will help explain why populations are falling and what that might mean for management. Biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are studying the health of […]
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Editorial: Clash in the Legislature over managing predators

When groups asked the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to make rules to ban coyote-killing contests, staff at the Department of Fish and Wildlife found a problem. The law wasn’t crystal clear that it could. Senate Bill 199 aims to fix that to ensure that the state has the power to regulate hunting of coyotes and […]
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Editorial: Predators must be controlled, even in Oregon

When it comes to predators, there is great irony in the stances of various alarmists and activists among the environmental and animal rights groups. These groups are quick to point out the importance of wolves and how farmers and ranchers need to sacrifice to allow them to become reestablished across the West. Source: Editorial: Predators […]
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How roadkill is leading to a harmful problem for Oregon’s Sage Grouse – OPB’s Think Out Loud

In Baker County roadkill is creating a problem – not for drivers but Sage Grouse. Carcasses of animals are attracting ravens, and when those scavengers are in the sagebrush area, they prey on Sage Grouse chicks and eggs. We’ll hear from Baker County Implementation Team Sage Grouse Coordinator Dallas Hall Defrees on why this is […]
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