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Oregon wolf OR-7 sires 5th consecutive litter of pups
across the United States,”
Weiss said.
The footage was cap-
tured in the Rogue-Siskiyou
National Forest, just north
of the California border. The
30-second clip shows two
pups bouncing in front of the
hidden camera and a third
runs by a short distance away.
OR-7 made international
headlines in 2011 when he
traveled across Oregon and
ventured into California,
making him the first known
wolf in that state since 1924.
He returned to Oregon three
years later and has success-
fully reproduced each year
since.
One of his offspring has
become the breeding male of
the only known wolf pack in
PORTLAND (AP) —
A wolf known as OR-7 that
established the first gray wolf
pack in western Oregon in six
decades has sired at least one
pup for his fifth consecutive
year, wildlife biologists said
Wednesday.
Three wolf pups were cap-
tured frolicking in front of a
remote camera set up in south-
west Oregon by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, said
Amaroq Weiss, of the Center
for Biological Diversity. The
footage was recorded in early
July and released this week.
“OR-7 traveled 4,000
miles to find a mate and start
a family. But this important
recovery can only continue
if we keep protecting wolves
in Oregon and California and
California. Two of his female
pups have also ventured into
the Golden State, and one has
traveled as far as Lake Tahoe.
OR-7 was so-named
because he was the seventh
wolf captured and collared in
Oregon.
There are 124 wolves
in Oregon now after they
crossed into the state about
two decades ago from Idaho.
Gray wolves were taken
off the state endangered spe-
cies list in 2015. The species
remains protected under fed-
eral law in western Oregon.
The animals have come
into increasing conflict with
ranchers as their numbers
grow and in the past year, there
have been several instances of
wolves being poached.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File
In this remote camera photo taken May 3, 2014, and provided by the Oregon De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife, the wolf OR-7 stands on the Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest in southwest Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. OR-7, who established
the first gray wolf pack in western Oregon in six decades, has sired at least one pup
for his fifth consecutive year.
OSU names new dean for College of Ag
Alan Sams
previously led
programs at Texas
A&M, Clemson
U.S. Forest Service
and National Insti-
tutes of Health.
In a statement
released
Tues-
day by the univer-
sity, Sams said he
is excited to join
OSU, crediting a
“student-centered Sams
environment com-
bined with an excellent fac-
ulty at the forefront of their
fields.”
“The breadth and eco-
nomic importance of agri-
culture in Oregon, and the
interest in environmen-
tal sustainability are factors
which drew me to Oregon
State University,” Sams said.
“There is a tremendous inno-
vative spirit here, whether it
is in production agriculture
or food entrepreneurship.
Agriculture’s role in health,
energy and national security
is expanding and we need to
lead that growth.”
Sams will also serve as
director of the Oregon Agri-
cultural Experiment Station
on campus in Corvallis. He
begins his new duties Oct. 31.
Bill Boggess, executive asso-
ciate dean of the college, will
serve as interim dean from
Sept. 1 through Oct. 30 fol-
lowing Arp’s retirement.
During his nine years as
executive associate dean at
Texas A&M, Sams helped
By GEORGE PLAVEN
EO Media Group
A new dean is coming to
the Oregon State Univer-
sity College of Agricultural
Sciences.
The university on Tuesday
named Alan Sams to lead the
college, succeeding Dan Arp,
who will retire at the end of
August.
Sams has spent the last
nine years as executive asso-
ciate dean of the College of
Agriculture and Life Sci-
ences at Texas A&M Uni-
versity, managing academic
programs, personnel and bud-
geting for one of the larg-
est agricultural colleges in
the country, with 350 faculty,
7,800 students and a budget
of more than $69 million.
At Oregon State, Sams
will oversee 250 faculty,
2,600 students and a $90 mil-
lion research budget. The
OSU College of Agricultural
Sciences offers 13 undergrad-
uate and graduate degree pro-
grams, and works closely
with state and federal partners
including the USDA, Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency,
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80,000 gallons of
sewage flows into
Sinclair Inlet
Naval Shipyard, but ship-
yard spokesman J.C.
Mathews said Wednesday
that was incorrect, and that
the spill originated at the
Navy base. The Washing-
ton Department of Ecology
confirmed that.
No information about
the cause of spill was
immediately released. A
spokesman for Naval Base
Kitsap did not immediately
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Contact with feces-con-
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illnesses. Children and
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BREMERTON, Wash.
(AP) — Health officials are
warning the public to avoid
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Sinclair Inlet near Bremer-
ton after 80,000 gallons of
sewage spilled from Naval
Base Kitsap.
The Kitsap Public
Health District says the
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two-week period ending
Tuesday and that the advi-
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until Aug. 21.
An initial notice from
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TODAY
ence factor with Alan,” Feser
told the Capital Press. “Also,
I think he’s very comfortable
and skilled working with the
different constituencies you
need to work with at an agri-
cultural college.”
A hiring committee of 15
people selected Sams from
among a field of 12 candi-
dates, Feser said, which was
whittled down to four finalists
who each visited campus ear-
lier this year.
Feser said Sams has a
strong sense of the college’s
ability to serve agriculture in
Oregon, as well as nationally
and internationally.
“He has a great interest in
working with stakeholders,”
Feser said.
Dave Dillon, executive
vice president of the Ore-
gon Farm Bureau, said that
bodes well for members who
depend on the university for
data, outreach and educating
the next generation of farmers
and ranchers.
“For us, OSU is our land
grant institution,” Dillon said.
“It has the closest connection
to family farms and ranches.
The things that they do have
an ongoing relevance to pro-
ducers well beyond their col-
lege years.”
Dillon said he had the
chance to meet with Sams
in person on campus, and is
pleased with the hire.
the College of Agri-
culture and Life
Sciences increase
enrollment by 25
percent, increase its
budget by 30 per-
cent and expand
both
research
and international
programs.
Sams was also
previously dean of the Col-
lege of Agriculture, Forestry
and Life Sciences at Clem-
son University from 2007 to
2009.
Sams holds a bachelor’s
degree and master’s degree
in poultry science and a doc-
torate in food science and
human nutrition, all from the
University of Florida, where
he started his academic career
as a graduate assistant. He
joined the Texas A&M fac-
ulty in the Department of
Poultry Science and Food Sci-
ence in 1984, where he stayed
until he was named dean at
Clemson. He then returned to
Texas A&M in 2009.
Sams also has experience
in the private sector, having
worked as a quality assurance
analyst with Gold Kist Poul-
try in Florida.
Ed Feser, OSU provost
and vice president, described
Sams as a seasoned and savvy
administrator with a strong
vision for the college.
“There’s the strong experi-
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High 107° in Needles, Calif.
Low 23° in West Yellowstone, Mont.
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