Zoo-based rearing program and invasive species effort help northern leopard frogs For the first time, biologists have documented zoo-reared northern leopard frogs surviving a winter in the wild at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Washington — despite the presence of invasive American bullfrogs that nearly wiped them out. Thanks to targeted bullfrog control, […]
Wildlife Live, presented by Portland General Electric, is back starting June 10 PORTLAND, Ore. — Summer’s in the air at the Oregon Zoo this month. Wildlife Live, presented by Portland General Electric, returns for the season June 10 with lighthearted humor, a conservation theme and gracefully soaring raptors gliding right over visitors’ heads. This year’s show […]
Tiny marsupial will help guests learn more about an often misunderstood species PORTLAND, Ore. — A tiny opossum found wandering earlier this month has made his way to a new home at the Oregon Zoo. The 9.5-ounce joey, estimated to be about three months old, was found behind an apartment building in Lebanon, Ore., and cared […]
SAD GOODBYE TO ‘SIR SNACKS-A-LOT,’ BELOVED RED PANDA MOSHU Elderly red panda, diagnosed last year with heart disease, passes away peacefully PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of beloved red panda Moshu, who passed away peacefully this morning, more than a year after being diagnosed with severe heart disease. Nicknamed “Sir […]
Extinct in wild, these critically endangered birds are settling in at zoo’s Vollum Aviary PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of sihek (SEE-heck) kingfishers. Once native to the island of Guam, these tiny, brightly colored birds have been […]
Fluffy gray hatchling joins the Humboldt colony at the Oregon Zoo Penguinarium A tiny Humboldt penguin chick came out of its shell last week at the Oregon Zoo. “The little beak came out first,” said Marcus Jason, who oversees the zoo’s penguin habitat. “Everything went well with the hatching, and the chick’s parents are doing […]