Bringing back Oregon's sea otters gets federal bucks for feasibility study A group that wants to bring back wild sea otters to the Oregon Coast is taking a big step forward. The federal government has awarded them a grant to launch a feasibility study for a possible reintroduction effort. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 4 mins
Birds in Washington are in decline, with the rest of the nation Wildlife population experts are sounding the alarm that North America has nearly 3 billion fewer birds now than in did in the 1970s. Paige Browning
Cutting back on fishing could help orcas. But would it hurt charter fishing fleets? Pacific Northwesterners are undeniably fond of their endangered resident killer whales. Many locals are also fans of salmon fishing, a hobby that... Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
The secret life of Seattle's squidders Seattle's squidders are fiercely protective of their catch and their secret squidding spots. Ruby de Luna Play AudioListen 4 mins
Rare attack: Cougar kills bicyclist near North Bend A mountain lion killed one bicyclist and injured another near North Bend on Saturday morning, the King County Sheriff's Office said. Gil Aegerter
Fugitive salmon may be dead, but the court case is just getting started A Washington state conservation group is suing the owners of an Atlantic fish farm that failed over the summer. Wild Fish Conservancy says the company... Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
Those farmed salmon have reached the Pacific Ocean. (That's not good.) The farmed Atlantic salmon that spilled into Puget Sound would have gone to market soon. More than 300,000 were in a privately owned net off of Cypress... Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
'Pollution' of farmed salmon into Puget Sound could lead to penalties The scene near Cypress Island is being described as a circus after thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon spilled out of a net last weekend near the San... Paige Browning
When it comes to farming fish 'we have to get it right' Jeannie Yandel talks to Renee Erickson , Seattle chef, author and owner of The Walrus and The Carpenter, and Barton Seaver , author, chef and the... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 16 mins
Grab your nets: Atlantic salmon are on the loose near Anacortes Jeannie Yandel talks to Ron Warren, head of the fish program for the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Department, about non-native salmon swimming in... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 9 mins
