WASHINGTON, March 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Defenders Responds to Illegal Poaching of Gray Wolf in Oregon Defenders of Wildlife is deeply concerned by the news regarding the illegal killing of a breeding gray wolf male near Sisters, Oregon. Gray wolves are listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act in the western two-thirds of Oregon, where this poaching occurred. "Oregon holds a unique responsibility   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Oregon Flower PORTLAND, Ore. --The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Ochoco lomatium under the Endangered Species Act. These rare flowers in the carrot family are limited to only four populations in central Oregon. Ochoco lomatium lives on rocky scablands near th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Reward Raised to $30,500 for Info on Illegal Wolf Killing in Oregon PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Center for Biological Diversity and the Wolf Welcome Committee today offered a combined reward of $10,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the killing of a federally protected wolf near Sisters, Oregon. The wolf killed was the breeding male of the Metolius pack.   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 20 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Southern Oregon Triumphs Over Xavier (La.) in Round of 16 SIOUX CITY, Iowa \- [ BOX SCORE ] Inside the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, Southern Oregon extended their perfect season to 34-0 with a hard-fought 67-60 victory over Xavier (La.) in the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Round of 16 on March 20, 2025. The game  more