Citizen-oversight group praises zoo bond implementation
Category: new zoo, communityIndependent committee lauds Oregon Zoo's progress in report to Metro CouncilThe Oregon Zoo continues to deliver on promises made over a decade ago, when the region's voters...
View ArticleZoo welcomes summer with extended hours, programs
Category: new zoo, communityIt feels like summer and the Oregon Zoo is ready, with longer hours and a host of seasonal special events. Through Sept. 2, zoo gates stay open until 6 p.m., and guests may...
View ArticleZoo honored for achievement in conservation, design, diversity
Category: new zoo, sustainability, conservation and species recovery, community, educationThe Oregon Zoo drew praise from colleagues at zoos and aquariums across the continent this month, earning three...
View ArticleNew 'Primate Forest' begins to take shape
Category: new zoo, exhibit newsVideo of Oregon Zoo's New 'Primate Forest' Begins to Take ShapeChimp habitat will expand on improvements first helped along by Jane...
View ArticleChimps explore their new digs at the zoo's Primate Forest
Category: new zoo, community, exhibit news, animal welfareVideo of Chimps Explore Primate Forest Habitat For First TimeNew chimp habitat expands on improvements first helped along by Jane...
View ArticleZoo will offer inside look at Nora's new stomping grounds
Category: new zoo, community, exhibit newsVideo of Polar Bears Inspire Visionary New Polar Passage HabitatWith construction nearly finished, the zoo will preview its soon-to-open Polar PassageOregon...
View ArticleNora's back! Beloved polar bear returns to Oregon Zoo
Category: new zoo, community, arrivals and departures, exhibit newsFans of the playful polar bear can expect to see her at Polar Passage in AprilNora is back! After spending the past few years at...
View ArticleCitizen oversight group praises zoo bond implementation
Category: new zoo, Oregon Zoo Foundation, community, exhibit newsCommittee lauds zoo's progress despite COVID-19 pandemic in report to Metro CouncilDespite a global pandemic, the Oregon Zoo continues...
View ArticleFit for a King: Zoo welcomes rhino royalty to new habitat
Category: new zoo, arrivals and departures, exhibit newsKing, an eastern black rhino from Chicago, moves in at the zoo’s new Rhino Ridge The Oregon Zoo welcomed some big-time royalty recently: King, a...
View ArticleNew zoo director champions wildlife, sustainability
Category: new zooHeidi Rahn, former bond program director, brings continuity and experience to role The most popular ticketed attraction in the state has a new leader. Heidi Rahn, a lifelong wildlife...
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