Sea lions crowd a private dock at the marina in Rainier, Ore. (Courthouse News photo /Karina Brown) RAINIER, Ore. (CN) --- The Columbia River was misty and grey an hour from the coast on a recent ...

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However, amendments also allowed the intentional killing of individually identified seals and sea lions preying on endangered salmon species. This provision arose because a network of (mostly ...

A sea lion is detangled in this image handed out by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society. The aquarium says ...

Our newest contest category delivered a bounty of beautiful—and birdy—scenes for the judges to choose from. Here are some of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Goodwin and Cole Freeman each threw for a pair of scores and Columbia opened its season with a 31-20 win over Lafayette on Saturday to give new coach Jon Poppe the win.

Anglican priest, naturalist and author Laurel Dykstra wrote Wildlife Congregations: A Priest's Year of Gaggles, Colonies and ...

A rare Bryde’s whale about to consume a heart-shaped baitball and other images of dramatic, weird, funny undersea encounters ...

I settled on staying dry just north of Pistol River when the wind nearly yanked my car door off ... tragedy ended up being one of the highlights of the trip. One of our sea lion friends Disaster ...

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by ...

An Oregon family vacation features oceans, deserts, forests, wetlands, cities, and more. Here are our absolute favorite ...