conservation and species recovery

Even though Oregon is the Beaver State, surprisingly little is known about where our beavers live, especially along the coast. We spoke with Wetlands Conservancy director Katie Ryan about a survey to better understand and protect Oregon's coastal beavers...

The Oregon Zoo's conservation lab is running on turtle power this week as 23 tiny northwestern pond turtles settle into their new home. Smaller than a walnut, the hatchlings are extremely vulnerable to predators...

Hundreds of northern leopard frogs reared at the Oregon Zoo are hopping back into the wild this month, thanks to a collaborative effort to save one of the last remaining Northwest populations of this imperiled amphibian...

Nine California condors have hatched so far this spring at the Oregon Zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation — the biggest batch of chicks in the zoo's 18-year effort to save the critically endangered species from extinction...