About the Oregon Zoo
The wildest place in Oregon. The 64-acre Oregon Zoo is located in Portland, a city and surrounding metropolitan area of 2.26 million people. Attendance in 2011 exceeded 1.6 million.
About the Oregon Zoo Foundation
The nonprofit Oregon Zoo Foundation enhances community involvement with the zoo, primarily through member-based support. Each year it contributes between $4 and $5 million to help fund the zoo's work in conservation, education and animal welfare.
Media resources
Zoo News
Sustainability at the zoo
With ongoing renovations to existing facilities and with every new exhibit or system, the zoo aims to be a model of sustainable conservation of natural resources.
Employment at the zoo
The Oregon Zoo is governed and operated by Metro, the Portland regional government, which posts job openings on its website. The zoo also offers internships on an as-needed basis.