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Record hatching year offers hope for endangered condors

Thirteen condor chicks are hopping in their nest boxes at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation this month.

May 13, 2024

Oregon silverspot butterfly on flower

Zoo releases hundreds of rare butterflies into wild

Conservationists transport Oregon silverspot caterpillars to coast range

May 26, 2022

A sihek kingfisher on a branch

Zoo welcomes ultra-rare sihek kingfishers

The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of sihek kingfishers.

April 25, 2024

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Polar bear Nora shakes off the water while swimming in the Oregon Zoo's Polar Passage habitat.

Zoo prepares to welcome back Nora the polar bear

She made a big splash when she arrived here in 2016, and left a big bear-shaped hole in our hearts when she went away the following year. Now, Nora is set to return.

January 27, 2021

The upside-down face of a bat is very hairy. Its brown eyes stare directly a the camera.

Every little bat helps: 3 rare 'Rod' bat babies born at zoo

Three Rodrigues flying foxes are being raised at the Oregon Zoo this month, adding to the growing population of a bat species once considered the most imperiled on the planet.

January 21, 2021

Close up image of a spotted owl in a tree.

Oregon Zoo statement on threat to critical forest habitat

The White House made a move to cut protections for 3.4 million acres of critical northern spotted owl habitat, opening up an area of forest the size Yellowstone and Olympic national parks for logging.

January 14, 2021

Sumatran orangutan Inji

Zoo mourns loss of Inji, world's oldest orangutan

The Oregon Zoo today said goodbye to its oldest resident, Sumatran orangutan Inji, who at 61 years old was thought to be the oldest orangutan in the world.

January 9, 2021

Polar bear Nora swimming in saltwater pool.

Oregon Zoo statement on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease

The White House began a process to auction off drilling sites in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — letting oil and gas companies pick which parts of the pristine landscape they want to drill in.

November 18, 2020

Josie the two-toe sloth hanging from a branch.

Veterinary Spotlight: Q&A with Heather Brittingham

Vet tech Heather Brittingham joined the Oregon Zoo in March 2019. She proudly identifies as a “laboratory nerd” and enjoys the challenges and puzzles she encounters in a zoo veterinary setting.

November 5, 2020

Chimpanzee Daisy at Primate Forest

Chimps explore their new digs at the zoo's Primate Forest

Construction of Primate Forest, the Oregon Zoo's ambitious new habitat for chimpanzees and orangutans, is nearly complete, and the chimps are already making themselves right at home.

October 29, 2020

A bat house is installed on a tree by a man on a ladder. The bat house is made of wood and is tall but not very deep. The bottom is open and the top is slanted.

5 ways to help protect bats in the Pacific Northwest

We're fortunate to live in a very batty part of the country. At least 15 species of bats call Oregon and Washington home, and thankfully for us, they all eat insects.

October 26, 2020

A Mountain Goat kid faces away from the camera as it rubs against its kneeling mother.

Veterinary Spotlight: Q&A with Banfield’s Ava Bartley, LVT

Veterinary technician Ava Bartley oversees campus outreach programs and externships for Banfield Pet Hospital, connecting with aspiring veterinary technicians.

October 23, 2020

California condor in habitat with wings spread

Off they go! Zoo-reared condors take flight in Arizona

Four California condors hatched and raised at the Oregon Zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation are soaring through the open skies of Arizona this month.

October 22, 2020

red panda face

Meet Pabu: Oregon Zoo panda cub has a name

When red panda Mei Mei gave birth to a fluffy baby this summer, keepers handed naming honors over to the Oregon Zoo Foundation, which raffled off a chance to help "dub the cub."

October 6, 2020

Zoo keeper hand feeding red panda Mei Mei.

Zoo 'ZAP' program turns 21 with an assist from First Tech

The Zoo Animal Presenter program is a paid internship program that primarily serves youth of color and youth from low-income families. It provides mentored work experience.

September 22, 2020

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