animal welfare

A “typical” day at work is anything but typical for Oregon Zoo veterinary technician Margot Monti. From giving a western pond turtle a CT scan to helping keepers train a cheetah to voluntarily allow a blood draw, Monti has seen a great deal in 26 years at the zoo...

From a hornbill hatchling exam to a sea otter weigh-in, Dr. Kelly Flaminio has seen it all in her nine years as a veterinarian at the Oregon Zoo. We talked with her to find out what it's like caring for more than 200 species...