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Invasive Quagga Mussels Found At Ontario Boat Inspection Station

An Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife technician pressure washes a boat found to be contaminated with quagga mussels at a boat inspection station in Ontario, Oregon.

by David Nogueras

Oregon inspectors flagged a boat near the Idaho border for carrying invasive quagga mussels on board. Inspectors are gearing up for the boating season to keep them busy guarding against these shellfish, which have invaded much of the continental United States.

Wash. License Plate Fee To Pay For Wolf Kill Compensation

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Wolves Kill 31 Sheep On South-Central Idaho Ranch

May 17, 2013 | by AP

Relocated Deer Adapt To New Home Near The Columbia River

May 16, 2013 | by AP

Dozens Of Farmers Fight Threatened Designation Of Bladderpod

May 14, 2013 | by Anna King

Can This Rare Songbird Be Lured Away From Risky Neighborhoods?

May 14, 2013 | by Tom Banse

Study Finds Urban Stresses Cause Birds To Abandon Eggs

May 14, 2013 | by Jessica Robinson

Which Fish Get To Recolonize After Elwha’s Dams Are Gone?

May 9, 2013 | by Ashley Ahearn

More Trapping Of Sea Lions Feeding On Columbia Chinook

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Idaho, Neighbor States Oppose Wolverine Protection

May 6, 2013 | by AP

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May 6, 2013 | by Vince Patton

Washington State Pressed To Save Honey Bees By Restricting Pesticides

May 2, 2013 | by Tom Banse

Court Tosses Agreement Over Rare Forest Species

April 26, 2013 | by AP

Report: Feds Planning To Drop Wolves’ Legal Protections

April 26, 2013 | by Aaron Kunz, David Steves

Two Hanford Reach Plants Listed As Endangered

April 24, 2013 | by AP

Cormorant Management Bill Debuts In Oregon Legislature

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Endangered Deer Relocation Effort Complete

April 18, 2013 | by AP

New Protections Proposed For Octopuses in Puget Sound

April 15, 2013 | by Ashley Ahearn

Wolf Count: Numbers Up in Oregon, Washingon; Down In Idaho

April 15, 2013 | by Jessica Robinson

Dead Whale Found At Puget Sound Beach

April 15, 2013 | by AP

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