Oregon Zoo

Tilly, the zoo's adult river otter, joined a pair of 3-month-old orphaned pups outside in the Cascade Crest habitat for the first time this week and much happy squeaking ensued.

Flock this way: Baby flamingo chicks learn to walk

The Oregon Zoo's bird family was tickled pink this week as five fluffy baby flamingos learned to walk.

Zoo, partners send 1,600 endangered butterflies into wild

Throughout July, zoo butterfly conservationists and partners will release more than 1,600 Oregon silverspot caterpillars in an effort to stabilize declining populations of this threatened species.

New program gives endangered Northwest frog a leg up

Hundreds of imperiled northern leopard frogs will be hopping back into the wild soon, thanks to a pilot recovery program at the Oregon Zoo. The froglets, which the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife collected as eggs earlier this spring, are growing big and strong in the zoo's conservation lab.

Asian elephant Chendra is pregnant, baby due in 2020

Chendra, a 26-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, is pregnant and expected to deliver another member of Portland's elephant family in late 2020.

It's a shellebration: Endangered baby turtles hatch at zoo

Four nickel-sized western pond turtles, which came to the lab as eggs earlier this month, are the first of this endangered species to hatch in the zoo's conservation lab.

Meet Flora and Hobson: Rescued river otter pups get names

The 3-month-old orphaned pups will be called Flora and Hobson, after Oregon waterways Floras Lake and Hobson Creek.

Elephant family enjoys early morning pool party at zoo

Before the zoo opened this morning, four members of the Asian elephant family took an early swim in the pool at Elephant Lands.

Zoo welcomes summer with extended hours, programs

It feels like summer and the Oregon Zoo is ready, with longer hours and a host of seasonal special events.

Gov. Brown signs critical wildlife legislation into law

Oregon has the West Coast's highest rate of vehicle-wildlife collisions, but road trips could soon be safer for both people and animals, thanks to new legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown today. The bipartisan Oregon Wildlife Corridors bill aims to reduce collisions by mapping the state's major wildlife corridors and creating a plan to protect them.

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