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‘Extremely high’ levels of cyanotoxins found in Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

Oregon health officials issued a warning for dog owners and hunters on Monday after “extremely high” levels of microcystin ...
KDRV NewsWatch 12

OHA warns hunters of taxic algae in Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

The Oregon Health Authority is urging caution in the Barnes Unit of the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge after ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Salmon are back in the Klamath River. Now farmers want to keep them off their land

Salmon are once again making their way up the Klamath River following a massive dam removal project. But some are now worried ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Confirmed—Chinook salmon return to the Klamath River for the first time in decades, but now they are invading agricultural canals

After a tremendous environmental effort, salmon have returned to the Klamath River. Weeks after massive dams were demolished, ...
Yahoo

Federal Officials Confirm Botulism Outbreak at Klamath Refuges, with 20,000 Birds Dead So Far

On Aug. 13, Outdoor Life reported on a suspected avian botulism outbreak at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex on the Oregon-California border. Biologists with the California Waterfowl ...
Oregonian

Readers respond: Save the Klamath refuge

In 2020, 60,000 birds died of botulism caused by low water conditions in the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. On Aug. 6, it was discovered that Tule Lake is again infected and, at a minimum, hundreds ...
OPB

Klamath farmers say new Fish and Wildlife rule would threaten agriculture on refuges

Klamath Basin farmer Marc Staunton spoke against the proposal this week at a U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources hearing. Staunton runs a farm that uses land on the Lower Klamath National ...
Newsweek

Over 75,000 Birds Killed in California Wetlands Outbreak

More than 75,000 birds have died after an outbreak of disease in a California wetlands refuge. The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the Klamath Basin, near the California-Oregon border, is in the ...
The Bulletin

Klamath irrigators ask for more water for farms, wildlife

A sign marks the entrance into the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Northern California. The refuge relies on the Klamath Project to deliver water for 140 square miles of habitat for migratory ...
Yahoo

Interior Department Delivers $46 Million for Klamath Basin Restoration as Part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced nearly $46 million in investments on Wednesday, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aimed at addressing critical ...
katu

Persistent drought dries up Klamath Falls bird sanctuaries

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Cracks in the mud. Miles after miles of dry, barren fields. Plants wanting for water. Most years, large sections of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge - the nation's ...
Outdoor Life

Hundreds of Ducks Dead Amid Reports of Avian Flu and Botulism at Two Critical California Refuges

Avian botulism has broken out at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex following a stretch of hot weather and water stagnation in the refuge complex’s wetlands, according to the ...