endangered species

Plan to reduce whale and turtle entanglements

Whales and turtles could be protected from entanglement under new conservation plan (OPB, 8/31/21)

Thumbnail of page from the document Conservation plan for reducing the impact of the Oregon ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery on ESA-listed species off OregonConservation plan for reducing the impact of the Oregon ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery on ESA-listed species off Oregon (2021) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Snowy plover protections

Threatened shorebird protected on Oregon beaches (OPB, 3/22/21)

Thumbnail of document Snowy plover management areasSnowy plover management areas (annual) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Thumbnail of page from the document All about western snowy ploversAll about western snowy plovers [PDF] (2018) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Thumbnail of cover from the document Habitat conservation plan for the western snowy ploverHabitat conservation plan for the western snowy plover [PDF] (2010) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Searching for marbled murrelets

Searching for the most elusive bird in the Northwest (OPB, 3/8/2021)

Cover of document The marbled murrelet and the Oregon Endangered Species Act.The marbled murrelet and the Oregon Endangered Species Act (2017) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Cover of document Marbled murrelets and forestry.Marbled murrelets and forestry (2016) Oregon Forest Resources Institute

Cover of document Marbled murrelet technical report.Marbled murrelet technical report (2019) Oregon Department of Forestry, Private Forests Program

Western pond turtles

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Western Pond Turtles Part I (Mail Tribune, 8/4/20)

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Western Pond Turtles Part II (Mail Tribune, 8/5/20)

Guidance for conserving Oregon’s native turtles including best management practices [PDF] (2015) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Oregon native turtles [PDF] (2018) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

New report on wolves in Oregon

Oregon Wolf Population Up, But Famous OR-7 May Have Died (OPB, 4/15/2020)

Oregon’s wolf population grows to 158 known animals, but famed OR-7 may have died (Statesman Journal, 4/15/2020)

Oregon wolf population increases 15% in 2019 (Capital Press, 4/14/2020)

Oregon wolf conservation and management plan annual report (annual) Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife