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Oregon Volunteers Track Porcupine Decline with Cameras, Collars

7/7/2026

Summary

Story summary

Researchers logged over 140 sightings and fitted radio collars to 20 porcupines.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is studying Central Oregon porcupines with citizen reports and cameras.
High Desert Museum and libraries in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties loan cameras to volunteers for three months.
Volunteers attend workshops and post images on iNaturalist while officials cite traffic deaths, predator resurgence, and climate change as possible decline drivers.

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Story summary

Researchers logged over 140 sightings and fitted radio collars to 20 porcupines.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is studying Central Oregon porcupines with citizen reports and cameras.
High Desert Museum and libraries in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties loan cameras to volunteers for three months.
Volunteers attend workshops and post images on iNaturalist while officials cite traffic deaths, predator resurgence, and climate change as possible decline drivers.