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Zoo, partners release 500 endangered butterflies into wild

On July 12, zoo butterfly conservationists joined colleagues from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo to release 500 Oregon silverspot butterflies on the slopes of Saddle Mountain in an effort to stabilize declining populations of this threatened species.

Kids get outside with zoo's Urban Nature Overnights

Since launching in 2000, UNO, presented by NW Natural, has provided camping trips for 6,400 kids.

A happy, hoppy playdate for zoo's two mountain goat kids

A lot of happy hopping could be seen at the Oregon Zoo Friday when a pair of mountain goat kids, both just weeks old, met each other for the first time.

Zoo foundation welcomes five new board members

Five new members with impressive expertise and a shared passion for animal welfare have joined the Oregon Zoo Foundation's board of directors.

From Chi-Town to Stumptown: Zoo welcomes new seal

The Oregon Zoo brought home the silver this summer in the form of Sterling, a female harbor seal who arrived from Chicago's Brookfield Zoo in late May.

Zoo sets all-time attendance record with 1.7 million visits

A mild, sunny end to the month helped push the Oregon Zoo's attendance over 1.7 million for the fiscal year ending June 30 — making it the most-visited year in the zoo's 130-year history.

Tickets for Oregon Zoo Summer Concerts are going fast

Tickets for the zoo's 2018 summer lineup are available at zooconcerts.com and they're going quickly.

Conspiracy theory: Lemurs arrive at Oregon Zoo

Two black-and-white ruffed lemurs and three ringed-tailed lemurs have moved in to the zoo's primate area, next-door to the white-cheeked gibbons.

Double the fun: Zoo welcomes second mountain goat kid

The only thing cuter than one baby mountain goat? Two baby mountain goats.

Backscratcher helps old leopard with hard-to-reach spots

When keepers at the Oregon Zoo noticed Borris, a geriatric Amur leopard, was having trouble grooming himself, they began using a backscratcher to assist with his daily routine.

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