SALEM, Ore. — Wildlife advocates are protesting the state’s move to expand a program to hunt cougars to reduce conflicts with livestock, big game, people and pets. Opponents say it will only lead to ...

This submitted photo from 2018 shows a cougar. Counties could opt out of Oregon’s ban on cougar hunting with dogs under a bill that proponents claim is needed to protect livestock and wildlife. Under ...

Looks like Oregon cougars won’t have anything to fear from houndsmen for a while longer. House Bill 2337, which would allow a pilot program for hunting cougars with dogs, was pending in the Senate ...

A cougar stalked a runner on an Oregon trail in an “extremely rare” encounter, wildlife officials said. Although the experience was scary, the runner did the right things to stay safe. On June 11, the ...