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A fluffy california condor chick in a nest box

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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two river otters swimming

Tilly and the pups: Orphaned otters meet for the first time

Rescued pups Flora and Hobson are having fun with adult river otter Tilly.

July 24, 2019

Two week-old greater flamingo chicks.

Flock this way: Baby flamingo chicks learn to walk

The fluffy 2-week-old chicks are being hand-reared at the Oregon Zoo.

July 19, 2019

An Oregon Silver-Spot butterfly has landed on a yellow flower. Its wings and antennae are yellow-orange with black spots.

Zoo, partners send 1,600 endangered butterflies into wild

Conservationists transport Oregon silverspot caterpillars to slopes of the coast range.

July 18, 2019

A northern leopard froglet on top of rocks

New program gives endangered Northwest frog a leg up

Zoo's pilot program to restore northern leopard frogs is off to a strong start.

July 17, 2019

Hatching Western Pond Turtle at the Oregon Zoo captive rearing conservation program.

It's a shellebration: Endangered baby turtles hatch at zoo

The four tiny turtles are the first of this rare species to hatch at zoo's conservation lab.

June 27, 2019

two river otters swimming

Meet Flora and Hobson: Rescued river otter pups get names

Oregon Zoo keepers give orphaned pups names based on local waterways.

June 26, 2019

Bull Asian elephants Samudra (left) and Samson in the pool at Elephant Lands.

Elephant family enjoys early morning pool party at zoo

Summer weather is making waves in Portland this week, and so is zoo elephant family

June 13, 2019

Borneo elephant Chendra

Asian elephant Chendra is pregnant, baby due in 2020

Chendra, a 26-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, is pregnant and expected to deliver another member of Portland's elephant family in late 2020.

June 10, 2019

An elk crosses the road in front of cars.

Gov. Brown signs critical wildlife legislation into law

Oregon bill aims to reduce collisions by mapping and protecting wildlife corridors.

June 7, 2019

California condor in habitat with wings spread

Saving condors in Big Sur: A Q&A with Joe Burnett

Just two decades ago, California condors had disappeared from their historic range on the Northern California coast.

June 4, 2019

Baby armadillo at the Oregon Zoo.

Oregon Zoo welcomes new baby armadillo

Three-banded armadillo Max gives birth to her first pint-sized pup.

May 30, 2019

Two 6-week-old river otter orphans receive care at the Oregon Zoo's Veterinary Medical Center.

Two orphaned river otter pups find home, health at zoo

Squeaky pups are recovering at the zoo after a rough start to life in the wild.

May 28, 2019

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