Winter isn’t necessarily the best time for wildlife watching in the Eugene area — what with the potential for rain, snow, fog ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ_ Oregon's wildlife has evolved alongside fire, with many species adapted to periodic burns. However, the increasing intensity and frequency of wildfires, influenced by climate change ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As wildlife move around their habitat for food, shelter and to find mates, the roads and highways that crisscross our state make that a dangerous and sometimes fatal journey.

The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive $33 million in federal funding to construct a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon, state officials said. The crossing, the ...

In 2025, the Statesman Journal outdoors team wrote about fascinating people and traveled to stunning places. Here's our 10 ...

Oregon will receive $29,680,565 in federal funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to support Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) projects around the state. “These Federal ...

Oregon Department of Transportation The Oregon Department of Transportation recently learned it will receive a $33 million grant from the federal government to build a wildlife crossing overpass on ...

Wildlife everywhere faces a growing challenge: moving safely across an increasingly fragmented landscape. Roads, urban development, and other human-made barriers can make it harder for animals to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Transportation has been awarded a $33 million federal grant greenlighting plans to build Oregon’s first wildlife crossing over Interstate 5, officials ...

Oregon has received $33 million in federal funding to construct the state's first wildlife overpass over Interstate 5. Overpass construction will span the northbound and southbound lanes just north of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new study suggests climate change is becoming an "existential crisis" for Earth's wild animals. Oregon State University's William Ripple led the study, released Tuesday, saying that ...