Oregon's wildfire season is pushing ranchers to evacuate their cattle

NPR | By April Ehrlich

Published August 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM EDT

Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle.

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