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Cowboy Cat Rides the Horses ~ Video
Animals  (tags: oregon, animals, horse, cat, enjoying the ride )

Jacquelin
- 1610 days ago - abcnews.go.com
A former stray cat in Oregon passes the time with friends of the hoofed variety.
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Oregonian Sentenced for Walrus Ivory Sales
Animals  (tags: alaska, oregon, marine wildlife, walrus, ivory, illegal, sntence, protected, endangered, extinction, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1616 days ago - adn.com
An Oregon man has been sentenced in Alaska for illegally selling walrus ivory. U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline sentenced James Schneider, 47, of Astoria last week to three years probation and a fine of $10,000. According to federal prosec
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Turtle, Shark Found Dead on North Coast
Animals  (tags: oregon, marine wildlife, shark, turtle, washed up on beach, green sea turtle and a salmon shark, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, death, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1628 days ago - statesmanjournal.com
Seaside -- A Manzanita family found an unusual treasure during a beach-combing trip Tuesday on the Oregon Coast: a green sea turtle washed ashore in Cannon Beach.The family took the dead turtle and called authorities, said Seaside Aquarium general manager
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Even Baby Elephants Like the Snow ~ Video
Animals  (tags: oregon, zoolife, wildlife, wild animals, baby elephant, samudra, first snow, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1638 days ago - komonews.com
The Oregon Zoo's baby elephant Samudra got his first taste of snow recently. He played in it, rolled in it and even took a taste of the white stuff.
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Dog's Warmth Saves Man Stuck in Cold Overnight ~ Video
Animals  (tags: oregon, animals, dog, labrador retriever, hero, humans, saved, hypothermia )

Jacquelin
- 1645 days ago - kgw.com
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A man who lost control of his vehicle and crashed in Canby spent the night outside and suffered from exposure in the cold weather. Firefighters credited the crash victim's young Labrador Retriever with helping to save his life.
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Study: Beaked Whales' Tusks Evolved Through Sexual Selection Process; 'Most Bizarre Whales In The Ocean'
Animals  (tags: oregon, marine wildlife, whales, beaked whales, tusks, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1647 days ago - whale-museum.org
Corvallis, Oregon -- For years, scientists have wondered why only males of the rarely seen family of beaked whales have "tusks," since they are squid-eaters and in many of the species, these elaborately modified teeth seem to actually interfere with feedi
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No Reprieve for Columbia Sea Lions
Animals  (tags: oregon, marine wildlife, sea lions, culling, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1652 days ago - whale-museum.org
PORTLAND -- A federal judge says state governments can proceed with plans to kill up to 85 California sea lions a year for five years in the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam, where they gather annually to plunder the spring chinook salmon run. Th
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Woman Involved in Attempted Killing of Dog With Hammer Gets Prison
Animals  (tags: oregon, animals, dog, hit with hammer, tried to kill, abuse, AnimalCruelty, animalcruelty, sadness, suffering, protection, humans, prison )

Jacquelin
- 1653 days ago - kgw.com
HILLSBORO -- A woman who's father tried to euthanize a family dog with a hammer was sentenced to prison for her part in the crime. A Washington County judge sentenced 49-year-old Susan Johnson to three months in jail and post prison supervision on Mon
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Zoo Euthanizes Rare Amur Leopard
Animals  (tags: oregon, zoolife, wildlife, wild animals, big cats, armur leopard, euthanized, endangered, extinction, humans, protection, sadness )

Jacquelin
- 1671 days ago - seattlepi.nwsource.com
PORTLAND -- Oregon Zoo veterinarians euthanized Fred, a rare, 17-year-old Amur leopard, who had an aggressive form of terminal cancer. Veterinarians and zookeepers were by his side when he died Tuesday. "We had a lot of people involved in managing Fred
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Bend, OR Man Arrested in Cat's BB Gun Shooting
Animals  (tags: cat, animalcruelty, Bend, Oregon )

Kristi
- 1687 days ago - ktvz.com
Jon Christian Kelly was arrested Saturday, accused of shooting a roommate's cat several times in the head and face with a BB gun, police said.
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Owners Hit Dog With Hammer, Bury Her Alive
Animals  (tags: oregon, animals, pets, dog, hammer, eurhanized, burried alive, suffering, sadness, AnimalCruelty )

Jacquelin
- 1696 days ago - komonews.com
WARNING: THIS STORY IS GRAPHIC IN NATURE FOREST GROVE, Ore. - He said he was trying to put a dog out of its misery but how he went about doing it is raising questions. "I went out and I took a hammer and hit her and I thought I'd killed her pretty goo
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Shark Washes Up in Oregon With Mystery Parasites
Animals  (tags: oregon, marine wildlife, shark, beached, parasites, salom shark )

Jacquelin
- 1718 days ago - kgw.com
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) -- A shark that washed up on an Oregon beach was covered with unknown parasites. Seaside Aquarium officials say the 4-foot salmon shark that washed up in the Cannon Beach area Wednesday was covered with a dense layer of parasites in
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Oregon Wildlife Biologists Create New Cougar Traps
Animals  (tags: oregon, wildlife, wild animals, big cats, cougars, wildlife biologist, cougar traps, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1721 days ago - seattlepi.nwsource.com
WHITE CITY, Ore. -- State wildlife biologists have built new welded iron traps to help them catch and kill cougars that have attacked pets or livestock. Lured by bait, the cougar will walk into the trap door, then go to the back of the screened in cage
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Teen Charged in Puppy Stomping
Animals  (tags: oregon, animals, pets, dogs, AnimalCruelty, abused, humans, sadness )

Jacquelin
- 1866 days ago - seattlepi.nwsource.com
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A 19-year-old Medford woman has been charged with aggravated animal abuse that includes stomping a 3-month-old puppy. Medford police said that about 10 witnesses near a shopping mall told officers a young woman clutching a Pomeranian p
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Sea Shepherd Offers $10,000 for Sea Lion Killers
Animals  (tags: oregon, sea sheherd, marine wildlife, sea lions, killed, reward )

Jacquelin
- 1868 days ago - seashepherd.org
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the illegal slaying of two Steller sea lions and four California sea lions on the Columbia River. T
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