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Zoo Field Trips Get Boost From Oregon College Savings Plan

Portland, 5th, 2016.  The Oregon College Savings Plan has renewed its year-round commitment to the Oregon Zoo as a signature…

9 years ago

Zoo Conservationists Raise More Than 1,500 Endangered Butterflies

Portland, February 24th, 2016. Oregon Zoo conservationists are working to reestablish the dwindling checkerspot populations in central Washington. So they've roused more…

9 years ago

Oregon Zoo Animals Have Snow Days

Portland, January 8th, 2016. It was a chilly week at the Oregon Zoo. The deep freeze kept visitors away because…

9 years ago

Oregon Zoo Proud of Caring for Six of Oldest of Their Kind

Portland, August 22nd, 2015. As home to some of the oldest animals on the planet, the Oregon Zoo has earned…

9 years ago

Oregon Zoo Kicks off Summer with Free Admission for Military Personnel and Families on Memorial Day

Portland, May 22nd, 2015. The Oregon Zoo is ready to welcome summer, with longer hours and a host of seasonal…

10 years ago

Winter Nature Program Explores “Portland’s Wilderness”

Portland, January 24th, 2014. Looking for a winter getaway? How about hiking around an ancient lava dome or taking a…

11 years ago

Zoo, Lewis & Clark Partner on Conservation Symposium

Portland, October 11th, 2013.  Nikita Zimov, director of Siberia’s Pleistocene Park, joins experts from the Oregon Zoo Oct. 14 for…

11 years ago

Newest member of zoo’s Asian elephant herd tips the scales at 1,015 pounds this week

PORTLAND, Ore. — She was born big — with an outsize personality to match — and now her weight has…

11 years ago

Two-ton Big Brother Lets 9-month-old Lily be ‘King of the Mountain’

PORTLAND, Ausust 23rd, 2013. Asian elephant Samudra turned 5 years old at the Oregon Zoo, and it’s fair to say…

11 years ago

Oregon Zoo’s Elephant Rama Starts TB Treatment

Portland, July 25th, 2013.  The Oregon Zoo this week began its yearlong treatment regimen for Rama, the Asian elephant who…

11 years ago