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The Oregon Zoo earned kudos and another four years of accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums this week at the association’s annual conference, held this year in Baltimore.

A young condor chick outside with one of its parents

Fluff to feathers: Condor chicks prepare for takeoff

A dozen condor chicks are getting their wings this month at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation.

Zoo takes steps to protect birds from avian flu

To date, no cases have been detected at the zoo.

Zoo urges passage of wildlife conservation bill

The future of Oregon’s most iconic species may soon be brighter as the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act makes its way through Congress.

Lions snuggle in fresh bedding in their habitat

Talking scents: New lion enrichment is on the nose

To engage the big cats, caregivers have been taking straw bedding from the zoo’s mountain goat area and placing it in the lion habitat.

Zoo Welcomes Ten Tiny Pond Turtle Hatchlings

The zoo is “head-starting” the endangered turtles, caring for them until next spring when they will be large enough to have a fighting chance in the wild.

Polar bears Nora and Amelia Gray play at the Oregon Zoo.

Scientists test bear laser at zoo's Polar Passage

Biologists working with the Oregon Zoo last month had the chance to see polar bears Nora and Amelia Gray in a new light: a laser beam.

A white hand holds a small turtle outside

Zoo, partners return endangered turtles to wild

With the help of volunteers, wildlife officials and a local Girl Scout troop, the zoo returned 23 endangered turtles to the Columbia River Gorge.

a white hand lays a caterpillar on a leaf

Zoo releases hundreds of rare butterflies into wild

Conservationists transport Oregon silverspot caterpillars to coast range

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