National Public Radio’s (NPR) Morning Edition recently broadcast a story on conservation detection dogs which featured several of Dave Vesely’s Belgian sheepdogs that are trained to find western pond turtle nests, Kincaid’s lupine, and other wildlife species. The story was written by NPR science reporter, Adam Cole, who followed Vesely’s dogs Knife and Rogue during [...]
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I just returned from a trip to southeastern Oregon with ODFW wildlife biologists Tim Hiller and Scott Torland. We were there to pick up 17 trail cameras we placed in the high desert last November in an effort to detect kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis). The kit fox is the most elusive canid in the state [...]
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Staff ecologist Dan Rosenberg will be making a presentation to the Columbia Gorge Refuge Stewards on February 7, on the “Ecology and Conservation of Western Pond Turtles: Perspectives from South of the Columbia”. Check the Columbia Gorge Refuge Stewards’ web site for up to date information on time and location.
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OWI wildlife ecologist Dave Vesely will be presenting a talk on his work to conserve purple martins in Dunn Forest. Place: Meeting hall of the First Presbyterian Church, 114 SW Eighth Street. Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and visiting. Chapter Meeting commences at 7:00 p.m. followed by the guest lecture at 7:30 [...]
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A summary of OWI’s McDonald-Dunn Forest Purple Martin Conservation Project is now available here: 2012 Project Summary
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