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The Bureau of Land Management has announced Oregon’s “Hoary Potter and the Guano of Fire” as the winner of the 2024 “Bat ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon is home to the most beautiful bat photographed on public land three years running. The Bureau of Land Management has announced Oregon’s “Hoary Potter and the ...

The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 ...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) issued a new water quality certification to Ross Island Sand and Gravel, with important new protections for both residents and threatened fish ...

I have a method to my madness,” says Ammon Bundy, America’s uncontested, undefeated, heavyweight champion of armed stand-offs ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A road in western Oregon is expected to close for six months due to increased landslide risk. The Bureau of Land Management will close Little Elk Mountain Road ...

The first round of voting began Thursday and pitted a Townsend's big-eared bat named "Sir Flaps-A-Lot" from Utah against a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise ...

You can vote for your favorite bat on the BLM national social media pages. On Instagram, the handle is @mypubliclands and on Facebook: @BLMNational. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Move over ...