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Retired wildlife biologist dedicates life to protecting Oregon’s golden eagles
Retired wildlife biologist dedicates life to protecting Oregon’s golden eagles
Retired wildlife biologist dedicates life to protecting Oregon’s golden eagles

Published on: 05/17/2025

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Wildlife biologist Rick Vetter monitors golden eagle nests like this one near the 190,000-acre Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.Rick Vetter of Burns drives his well-worn Ford Expedition to remote sites in eastern Oregon to check on golden eagles.Andre Carvalhaes, right, an Ashland science teacher who earned a doctoral degree in ornithology in his native Brazil, and others use spotting scopes to monitor golden eagles and chicks.A golden eagle and a chick are included in biologist Rick Vetter's field notes on April 13, 2025.People on Rick Vetter's day-long golden eagle monitoring April 13, 2025, saw nests through binoculars, spotting scopes and camera lenses.Wildlife biologist Rick Vetter monitors golden eagle nests near the Warm Springs Dam in southeastern Oregon.Joan Suther and Rick Vetter are two of Harney County’s finest birders.Rick Vetter, a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service biologist, sets up camp to monitors golden eagle nests.Rick Vetter tries to wave down a rescue vehicle after his Expedition broke down.

Few people see golden eagles the way Rick Vetter does. The retired southern Oregon wildlife biologist monitors their nests, which are about 10 feet tall and mostly wedged between towering cliff walls, and yet hard to find unless an expert points them out.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/05/retired-wildlife-biologist-dedicates-life-to-protecting-oregons-golden-eagles.html

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