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Record hatching year offers hope for endangered condors

Thirteen condor chicks are hopping in their nest boxes at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation this month.

May 13, 2024

Oregon silverspot butterfly on flower

Zoo releases hundreds of rare butterflies into wild

Conservationists transport Oregon silverspot caterpillars to coast range

May 26, 2022

A sihek kingfisher on a branch

Zoo welcomes ultra-rare sihek kingfishers

The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of sihek kingfishers.

April 25, 2024

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Orangutan Kitra holds her small baby and looks out the window

Zoo welcomes new Bornean orangutan baby

20-year-old Bornean orangutan Kitra gave birth to a new baby on April 13.

April 14, 2022

bontebok calf runs on green grass

Off and running: 2-month-old bontebok makes zoo debut

Tutula, a rare African antelope calf, frolicked around her outdoor habitat for first time with her mom.

April 7, 2022

Chimpanzee Leah in her outdoor habitat

Zoo says goodbye to elderly chimp Leah

At 47, Leah was one of the oldest and most beloved residents of the Oregon Zoo.

April 4, 2022

Sea otter Lincoln closeup of nose and whiskers

Zoo awards $60,000 in grants for Oregon conservation

The Oregon Zoo Foundation and Oregon Zoo awarded $60,000 to support conservation efforts through the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund and the Elakha Alliance.

March 31, 2022

first condor chick of 2020

Zoo welcomes first condor chick of the season

With a fuzzy new chick and more on the way, zoo condors are on track for a great year.

March 22, 2022

Overhead view of a condor egg in a nest box

Rare ‘double clutch’ brings zoo's condor count to 13

The Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation welcomed several more California condor eggs last month, bringing the current total to a lucky number 13.

March 4, 2022

A bontebok calf lays on a bed of straw

Zookeepers, vets rally to save rare bontebok calf

The rare African antelope is now a month old.

March 2, 2022

Filbert the beaver faces the camera with his mouth open

Stumptown Fil calls for an early spring

Filbert the beaver — aka Stumptown Fil — has made his prediction at the Oregon Zoo: early spring.

February 2, 2022

Polar bear Nora swimming in water

Scientists unveil new plan to aid polar bear conservation

Oregon Zoo bears will continue to play critical role in helping their wild counterparts

January 26, 2022

Overhead view of a condor egg in a nest box

Condor program welcomes first egg of season

The first California condor egg of 2022 arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation over the past weekend, and keepers hope to see more throughout the coming weeks.

January 20, 2022

A tree stands in the foreground against a vast forest.

Stopping illegal deforestation will protect wildlife and people

The FOREST Act comes at a critical time for global wildlife, Indigenous peoples and the ecosystems we all depend on.

January 10, 2022

Polar bear Nora in the pool at Polar Passage

Oversight group praises fulfillment of zoo bond measure

In final report, citizen committee says zoo ‘successfully delivered on voter expectations’

November 18, 2021

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