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* 11/07/2009

Children help rehabilitate rescued horses
Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch is a nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabs abused or neglected horses. It also strives to heal troubled children.

* 11/04/2009

Shark sightings on the rise along Oregon Coast
Great white shark sightings seem to be more common off the Oregon Coast these days, but are there more sharks, or just more people to see them?

* Police seek owners of steer that was hit by car near Salem
Marion County deputies were looking for the owner of a steer that was hit by a car and later died Tuesday morning.

* 10/31/2009

NW salmon present deadly hazard to dogs
Salmon poisoning is a condition that kills about 90 percent of affected dogs if left untreated.

* 10/29/2009

Oregon elephants shouldn't wash cars, PETA says
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants an Oregon wildlife park to stop using elephants to wash cars.

* 10/28/2009

Oregon black bear shot after running 78 miles in 10 days
A Fish & Wildlife biologist said the bear ran from Fremont National Forest back to Medford in two days.

* 23 lapdogs rescued in NE Portland
Chihuahuas, yorkies and mix breeds were seized from Beverly Simms, a county-licensed dog breeder in NE Portland.
 Video: Dogs seized

* 10/26/2009

Robotic elk helps catch poachers in Oregon
A robotic elk decoy will soon be stalking illegal hunters in Oregon.

* Sick Oregon & Wash. sea birds airlifted to Calif.
Hundreds of birds found dying along the Coast are getting airlifted to California after they came in contact with toxic sea algae.
 Photos: Saved birds
 Video: Rescued birds

* 10/22/2009

Foreign algae sickening hundreds of sea birds
Wildlife rescuers were treating hundreds of seabirds on the Southwest Washington coast after they came in contact with a foreign sea foam algae that’s toxic to their feathers.

Oregon woman gets probation for horse neglect
A woman from Southern Oregon was sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading guilty to neglecting her horses.

* 10/14/2009

German pleads guilty in Oregon to coral smuggling
A German man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 40 tons of coral fragments from the Philippines to Oregon.

* 10/13/2009

Animal neglect cases rise across Oregon
Animal neglect calls are on the rise across Oregon and shrinking budgets have challenged county sheriffs to weigh animal welfare versus crime fighting.

* 10/09/2009

Cougar hunting plan draws protest
Wildlife advocates are protesting the state of Oregon's move to expand a program to hunt cougars to reduce conflicts with livestock, big game, people and pets.

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