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Readers respond: Animal initiative would hurt all Oregonians
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (239+ words) As a lifelong Oregonian who has worked across the state, I believe Initiative Petition 28 takes advantage of national chaos and partisan conflict, along with our collective exhaustion, (Oregon animal rights initiative aims to ban hunting, fishing, slaughtering of livestock," Jan....
Readers respond: Ground research in human biology
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (218+ words) I am grateful to OHSU leadership for considering the closure of the Oregon National Primate Research Center, and for putting forward a resolution that signals a thoughtful shift toward research grounded in human biology, (Controversial OHSU primate center at a…...
OHSU expected to begin talks with feds on future of controversial primate research center
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (975+ words) Oregon Health & Science University's leaders were expected to vote Monday to begin formal negotiations with the National Institutes of Health over the future of the Oregon National Primate Research Center, a move that would launch a formal review of one…...
Whale washed ashore near Warrenton has been dead for ‘quite some time,’ experts say
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (137+ words) Whale washed ashore near Warrenton has been dead for "quite some time," experts say'OregonLive.com Whale that washed ashore on the Oregon coast has been dead for "quite some time," experts say A 46-foot fin whale that washed up on…...
A dead fin whale measuring 46 feet long washed ashore near Warrenton on Saturday. Fin whales can grow up to 85 feet and weigh up to 80 tons, the Seaside Aquarium said.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (9+ words) Stranded fin whale 2026OregonLive.com Stranded fin whale 2026...
Great white shark pinged near Tillamook: What to know about Oregon’s shark season
1+ week, 4+ day ago (850+ words) Tillamook was atwitter this week over reports that a tagged great white shark was swimming near the Barview Jetty. A screenshot shared by Michael Domeier, president the Marine Conservation Science Institute, showed a location ping for a 16-foot female white…...
It’s just ‘beaver science’: This Oregon rodent is the winter weather prophet we need right now
1+ week, 6+ day ago (240+ words) Usually, when a large rodent "declares" there will be six more weeks of winter, the correct response is either a deep sigh, a groan, or total ambivalence. This year, however, might we engage in a little hope? For a treat?...
Oregon Zoo celebrates 1st birthday of 1,000 pound baby elephant Tula-Tu
2+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) Tula-Tu's first birthday at the Oregon ZooMark Graves Crowds packed Elephant Lands Sunday as the Oregon Zoo celebrated baby Tula-Tu's first birthday with keeper talks, a new oversized ball and a special food "cake" shared by the herd. Kids and…...
Oregon animal rights initiative aims to ban hunting, fishing, slaughtering of livestock
2+ week, 2+ day ago (610+ words) Imagine a world with no hunting, no fishing, no livestock. That might sound like Bizarro World to most Americans. But animal rights advocates are pushing to make it a reality in Oregon. Initiative Petition 28 would remove many exemptions from current…...
Westminster dog show turns 150
2+ week, 3+ day ago (947+ words) Of course they couldn't. The World Series and the Super Bowl didn't exist. Nor, for that matter, did the Brooklyn Bridge or the Statue of Liberty. But the Westminster Kennel Club's dog show did, and still does. With the 150th annual…...