conservation and species recovery

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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5 ways to help protect bats in the Pacific Northwest

We're fortunate to live in a very batty part of the country. At least 15 species of bats call Oregon and Washington home, and thankfully for us, they all eat insects...

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Zoo seeks proposals for Northwest conservation grants

The Oregon Zoo is now accepting applications for its 2018 Future for Wildlife grants in support of animal conservation and wildlife welfare programs in the Pacific Northwest...

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Scientists follow pellet trail to save endangered bunnies

A new study from the University of Idaho uses non-invasive DNA fingerprinting — via rabbit pellets — to assess how well pygmy rabbits are faring at two reintroduction sites in the Columbia Basin...

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With inmates' help, rare NW butterfly is homeward bound

Innovative program helps return endangered butterfly to wild for first time in Oregon...

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