The common loon is listed as a sensitive species in Washington and is protected as a migratory, nongame species by state and federal law. Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife Vantage, WA ...

Washington wildlife officials are trying to get to the bottom of an unusual poaching case involving a family of common loons that were shot and left to waste over the weekend. They say the protected ...

SUNLAND ESTATES, Wash. — Washington state wildlife officials are seeking information to identify those responsible for shooting a common loon and more than 20 coots in the Columbia River area.

CHESAW, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is investigating an incident where two adult common loons and their chicks were shot. WDFW said the common loons were shot by ...

OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking the public for information about two adult common loons and their chicks that were found shot and killed near Beaver ...

Maine’s loons are on the mend, filling more of the lakes and ponds in the state with their haunting calls. Maine is home to a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A 10-year study of Adirondack loons shows mercury contamination can lead to population declines because birds with elevated mercury levels produce fewer chicks than those with low ...