In case you missed it, TWS featured a PNW study on our bat species! The study is a result of 10 years of bat monitoring across multiple organizations, and now has probability maps for 11 bat species in Oregon and Washington. You can read the actual study here: Establishing conservation baselines with dynamic distribution models […]
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CANCELED!! This event has been canceled due to low RSVP. If you are interested in seeing this event happen, please contact Vee Blackstone at ortws.treasurer@gmail.com. ____________________________ Join ORTWS for the next in our Legislative Outreach series. We are hosting a Meet and Greet with State Representative Dan Rayfield on Saturday, February 21, 2015 from 10:15 –
CANCELED: Legislative Action! Meet with Representative Dan Rayfield Read More »
Covering October, November, and December Stephen Kafoury assisted Vanessa Blackstone and Laura Tesler with arranging a Meet and Greet with newly elected Senator Sara Gelser. A total of 25 ORTWS members met with Senator Gelser November 17th, where we introduced her to ORTWS, explained what our goals are, and that a sizeable part of her
4th Quarter Legislative Liaison Report Read More »
A recent study has discovered seasonal pattern to white-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that has devastated bat populations in the Eastern US and had us bat fans here in the west sitting on edge waiting for the ball to drop. Fatality rate is high when bat populations are at their lowest, just before females birth
White-nose syndrome – new discovery gives glimmer of hope for bats Read More »
ORTWS will be meeting with Senator-elect Sara Gelser on November 17th to discuss the viewpoints of our Membership and let her know how many biologists are in her district. She is running for Senate on a strong platform focused on family and education, and ORTWS is providing our members this opportunity to discuss pressing issues
Save the Date – Nov 17 and Senator-elect Sara Gelser Read More »
As more science shows what impacts lead in the environment can have on wildlife, this issue is getting more coverage in the media. ODFW has a few comments in this article: http://ijpr.org/post/lead-bullets-could-be-endangered-california-condors-arrival-oregon
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Hunting season is open, and there are some things every hunter should know about lead ammunition. Please opt for copper ammo, and help your family and wildlife stay healthy! This video released by USFWS explains how lead in the environment impacts California condors, and what happens to the birds that become sick from ingesting too
Lead and Wildlife – impacts to condors Read More »
The Wild Bird Seed bill is back on track, with our legislative liason working with the Governor’s natural resource advisor. A placeholder concept of the bill has been submitted to the legislative counsel for drafting, with intent to develop the bill for the February legislative session. Mr. Kafoury brought forward an opinion-editorial published in the
Legislative Liason Quarterly Report – July, August, September Read More »
On July 27, 2014 Susan Recce submitted an Opinion piece to OregonLive (“Bans on lead ammunition are misguided”) that ignores the decades of wildlife research and peer-reviewed science which clearly documents the toxicity of lead ammunition to wildlife. Since the late 1950s, wildlife exposure to lead ammunition has been well investigated. The use of lead
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State University are spearheading an effort to survey Oregon hunters about lead ammunition. The goal is to gather information from those that would be most affected by any restrictions on lead: Oregon hunters. This month a random sample of 4,200 hunters will begin . Lead ammunition has
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