OWI wildlife ecologist, Dave Vesely, just completed a conservation assessment of the kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) in southeast Oregon for the BLM/USFS Interagency Special Status and Sensitive Species Program.
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Dave Vesely, OWI ecologist, will be among the speakers at Pacific Northwest Agroforestry Practices workshop on July 8, 2015 in Salem. For more information, see the LMS Final Poster Agenda.
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In response to a petition to list the western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) as threatened or endangered under the ESA, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its 90-day finding and has initiated a status review of the species.
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Presentation: Conserving Purple Martin’s in OSU’s McDonald-Dunn Research Forest When: March 19, 2014 6:30 pm Where: Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center, Ecotrust Building 721 NW Ninth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209 The purple martin, once common in the Willamette Valley, has experienced a steep population decline since the 1940’s. The primary causes are thought to be [...]
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Study results on the methods and costs of killing barred owls in an effort to recover the northern spotted owl were recently reported in the Wildlife Society Bulletin. Read about the study and responses from USFWS and OWI. See the story at: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Removing-barred-owls-easier-than-thought-5163324.php
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