Oregon State University

What’s a yellow rail, you ask? They are about the size of robin, but skinnier and with short tails; they are stealthy and shy (except when they’re not – read on); they are streaked with dull yellow and dark brown, dappled with white flecks, like water-splashed old grass and the sedge that it...

With its numbers on the decline, the Western bumble bee is elusive. Its nests even more so. But a trio of researchers with support of many volunteers, interns and representatives of other agencies, made the discovery of their dreams.

Sadly, Tufted Puffins have experienced serious declines in the southern portion of their range, declining approximately 90% relative to early 1900s estimates, and are currently declining 9% annually from California to Washington state. They are also declining at the southwestern end of their range...