FISHING -- The sockeye salmon fishing season will come to an early end on the upper Columbia River after this weekend, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officials announced today. Half of this year's big run toward spawning grounds already has died because of warm water...
FISHING -- Despite an early facade of excellent sockeye fishing success, the third-largest run on record is in dire straits and Washington fish managers are considering a possible early closure of the prized season in the upper Columbia River. About half the sockeye run appears...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Two against one and the bald eagle still came out on top, according to photographer Davide Canales, who snapped this once-in-a-lifetime photo from his kayak on Prince William Sound in Alaska while on an 11-day expedition from Valdez to Whittier. He said...
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