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Bill to allow voluntary beaver relocation from western to central/eastern Oregon draws opposition from restoration experts
Summary
Senate Bill 354 would authorize the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to include voluntary relocation of beavers from Western Oregon to Central and Eastern Oregon to enhance watersheds and wetlands.
Senate Bill 354 would require the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to include in its voluntary beaver relocation program the option to relocate beavers from Western Oregon into areas of Central and Eastern Oregon where beavers are native, with the stated aim of providing watershed enhancement.
Sponsor Senator David Brock Smith said historical beaver populations once shaped Eastern Oregon landscapes and that reintroducing beavers could restore wetlands, store water and benefit habitat. He described voluntary…
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