Following decades of decline, the population of Oregon spotted frogs in the Upper Deschutes Basin is showing signs of a rebound, a signal that the region’s unhealthy wetlands are beginning to recover.

In a wetland near the banks of the Deschutes River, Jennifer O’Reilly stepped cautiously into half a foot of water in search of an elusive creature whose small size belies its importance. Crouching in ...

Brome McCreary was right on time. The wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey had arrived at a rendezvous location in the Deschutes National Forest to pick up precious cargo and take it to ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized plans to recover a threatened Oregon frog and an endangered Missouri fish. More than a $1 billion difference separates the cost estimates in the Fish and ...

Greer, 45, and Delp, 47, admit that they had never heard of the Oregon spotted frog — or even recall taking biology in school — but the results of their 85-cent-per-hour job has stunned researchers.

An Oregon spotted frog in Deschutes County, OR. (Marcus Rehrman/United States Geological Survey via Courthouse News) An Oregon spotted frog in Deschutes County, OR. A U.S. Forest Service plan to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A threatened species has been rebounding in Oregon wetlands, according to The Bulletin. Oregon spotted frogs ...

BEND, Ore. — A federal judge will soon hear arguments on whether to order a change in water management to benefit the Oregon spotted frog. The Bulletin reports that WaterWatch of Oregon has filed a ...

More than 1,200 endangered Oregon spotted frogs were released into the wilds of Dailman Lake near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in an effort to restore their populations in Washington. From the Woodland ...