The News Room
Welcome to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office News Room, a great resource for staying current with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and our conservation work in the great state of Oregon.
If you are a member of the news media, and are in need of interviews or other information, please call 503-231-6179. Please indicate if you are on deadline, and provide your contact information and topic area.
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement Between Roseburg Resources Co. and USFWS out for Public Comment
Sept 29, 2016 - Read the Federal Register notice
Columbian White-Tailed Deer Moves from Endangered to Threatened.
Oct 13, 2016 - Read the news release
Not warranted Finding for Washington Ground Squirrel and Northern Wormwood.
Sept 21, 2016 - Read the news release
Updated Scientific Peer Review Guidance
Sept 7, 2016 - Read the news release.
The National ESA Work Plan
Sept 1, 2016 - Find out more.
Service Proposes Compensatory Mitigation Policy
August 31, 2016 - Read the news release.
Service Confirms Cirtical Habitat for Marbled Murrelet in Washington, Oregon and California
August 3, 2016 - Read the news release.
Critical Habitat Designated for Oregon Spotted Frog
May 9, 2016 - Read the news release.
Two Sick Sea Turtles Take Steps to Return to the Wild
April 21, 2016 - Read the news release.
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement for Survey and Removal of Barred Owls
April 20, 2016 Draft Safe Harbor and Draft Environmental Assessment
West Coast Population of Fisher Will Not Be Listed Under ESA
April 14, 2016 - Read the news release.
USFWS Announces 90-day Finding for Western Bumblebee
March 15, 2016 - Read the news release.
17 Candidate Species Found to No Longer Warrant Listing Due to Conservation Successes
October 2015 - Read the news release.
Small Subset of Sierra Nevada Red Fox Warranted for ESA Listing
October 2015 - Read the news release.
USFWS Proposes to Downlist the Columbian White-Tailed Deer from Endangered to Threatened
October 2015 - Read the news release.
USFWS Completes Final Bull Trout Recovery Plan
September 2015 - Read the news release.
Historic Conservation Campaign Protects Greater Sage-Grouse
September 2015 - Read the news release.
USFWS Seeks Public Comments on Determination of Critical Habitat for Marbled Murrelet
August 2015 - Read the news release.
OR7's Yearlings Thrive; New Pups for Rogue Pack
July 2015 - Read the News Release
Photos of the Yearlings and New Pup
Seabird App Takes Flight at Oregon Coast
June 2015 - Read the News Release
Beavers as Restoration Partners: A New Guidebook
Getting Schooled on Fish Taxonomy
Hot off the press! A Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Oregon by Douglas F. Markle is now available. It is the first authoritative guide to native and non-native freshwater fishes found in Oregon. This book combines the rigorous science of Oregon State University's Dr. Markle with beautiful illustrations by renowned artist Joseph R. Tomelleri.
