conservation and species recovery

Director's statement on the Endangered Species Act

The Endangered Species Act is a law that preserves two of our great national treasures - wildlife and wild places...

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Four ways to help elephants on World Elephant Day

Around the world, elephants are facing serious trouble. Here are four ways to make a difference...

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Oregon Zoo keepers care for orangutans in Borneo

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation rescues displaced, injured and orphaned orangutans. Most are rehabilitated and released back to the wild but some of them, usually for medical reasons, can't be released. Those animals still need care...

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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...

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5 ways to celebrate Pollinator Week in the Portland region

Hummingbirds, bumblebees and butterflies are among the most adorable of all charismatic microfauna, and they also all happen to be pollinators...

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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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Oregon Zoo, partners, return 15 endangered turtles to the wild

With the help of volunteers and local wildlife agencies, the zoo returned 15 endangered western pond turtles to the wild at the Columbia River Gorge yesterday...

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Visitors can peek inside zoo butterfly lab this weekend

To celebrate Endangered Species Day, the pathway to the zoo's butterfly conservation lab will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

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Last condor chick of the season hatches at zoo offsite facility

The seventh California condor chick of the year arrived Thursday morning at Oregon Zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, wrapping up another successful hatching season — a significant step forward in the recovery of this critically endangered species...

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California condor chick gets help coming out of its shell

Since last month, five chicks have hatched at the zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation and two more chicks are on their way. Condor chicks usually emerge from their eggs on their own, but last week one of them, known as OZ07, needed an assist...

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