Wildlife

From dams to drought, salmon face a lot of threats in the West. Add thiamine deficiency to the list. New research sheds light on where salmon could get this vitamin.

Oregon State University College of Forestry and Josh Dunlap at the Oregon Department of Agriculture and new online bee id guide.

Turtle Island Restoration Network have an issue: they fear Pacific leatherback sea turtles can get tangled in the vertical lines of the Sablefish pot gear, and get killed by the entanglement.

The Marine Stewardship Council, a nonprofit focused on overfishing in the oceans, is warning about the increasing effects of marine heat waves on ocean life. Nicole Condon, US Program Director for the MSC

Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of former groupmates after more than 25 years apart, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University.

The unlawful killing or overharvesting of wildlife is a huge problem across Oregon. Officials say last year, more than 5,000 animals were poached, and those are just the reported cases. In the second half of this two-part series, KLCC's Brian Bull looks at what tactics authorities are taking to bag poachers.

In November, Oregon officials reported a dozen cases of wildlife being shot illegally across seven counties. Aside from a bighorn sheep whose head and horns were removed, all animals were left to waste where they fell.

Oregon State Parks hosts Winter Whale Watch Week, providing volunteers to help people spot whales surfacing and spouting on their journey.

European foulbrood disease, which basically turns bee larvae to mush. OSU Professor Ramesh Sagili leads the research and answers our questions about the disease and possible remedies.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information about a gray wolf that was illegally killed in Southern Oregon.

Row River Valley residents have petitioned to create their own rural fire district. They say depending on fire districts in other communities leaves them vulnerable to wildfire.

Sascha Hallett, a fish parasitologist at Oregon State University, and Julie Alexander, a fish ecologist at OSU about problems with salmon migration other than dams.