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Oregon ecologist discusses efforts to create safe wildlife corridors over busy roadways

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates 14.5 million wild vertebrate animals are killed on Oregon’s roadways ...
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Oregon’s first amphibian underpass: Northern red-legged frogs get safe passage under Hwy 30

PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — Each year, Northern red-legged frogs face a perilous journey to get to their breeding grounds as they risk getting squished into the asphalt lanes of U.S. Highway ...
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Some fish, frogs and crayfish bounced back after Oregon megafires

Despite megafires that reduced much of their habitat to ash, some fish, amphibian and crayfish species in the Cascades ...
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Recovery costs acutely differ for a $1.4B frog and a $4M fish

The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized plans to recover a threatened Oregon frog and an endangered Missouri fish. More than a $1 billion difference separates the cost estimates in the Fish and ...