Zoo-supported survey expands knowledge of Beaver State’s beaver population Portland, Ore. — Oregonians love their coast, and a first-of-its-kind scientific survey has confirmed that Oregon’s state mammal is no exception. With a grant from the Oregon Zoo Foundation, ecologists from The Wetlands Conservancy have confirmed that beavers are using tidal wetlands in Oregon’s Central Coast, […]
The Oregon Zoo’s winter light display is back with two ways to illuminate the season PORTLAND, Ore. — A Northwest holiday tradition is back! ZooLights, presented by U.S. Bank, opens Nov. 22 at the Oregon Zoo, showcasing a winter wonderland of more than 1.5 million brightly colored lights. This year, there are two ways to illuminate […]
Conservationists transport Oregon silverspot caterpillars to slopes of the coast range PORTLAND, Ore. — With forecasts calling for another hot week ahead, hundreds of the Oregon Zoo’s tiniest residents are heading for the coast. Over the warmest days of summer, zoo butterfly specialists and their conservation partners have been releasing Oregon silverspots at select sites […]
Program aims to bolster threatened populations of rare Oregon Silverspot butterfly It’s Pollinator Week, and at the Oregon Zoo’s butterfly conservation lab, nap time is over for hundreds of the zoo’s tiniest residents. Zoo conservationists are rousing more than 500 Oregon Silverspot larvae from their winter dormancy this month, transferring the very hungry caterpillars into […]
Innovative youth program is working to create tomorrow’s conservation leaders The Oregon Zoo is inviting guests to “spring into action” with a new seek-and-find activity with a seasonal theme. The activity, created by teens in the Zoo Animal Presenter program and presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union, can be downloaded at oregonzoo.org/find. “Family-friendly scavenger […]
Fans of Mei Mei and her ‘Prince of Pounce’ can see them in Portland through March 9 They grow up so fast…. Last June, in a year when smiles were in big demand, Mei Mei the red panda surprised Oregon Zoo fans by giving birth to a tiny cub. Red panda cubs are born blind, […]
New Rodrigues fruit bats represent ‘one of the most inspiring conservation stories’ 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. Closer in size to a flying prairie dog — and in appearance to […]