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Oregon Zoo penguins move to polar bear exhibit
Category: exhibit news, sustainability, thanks to you a better zooTemporary move necessary for installation of efficient, water-saving filtration systemMove over polar bears, the penguins are coming!...
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Metro Council approves plan for implementing Oregon Zoo bond projects
Category: animal welfare, exhibit news, sustainability, thanks to you a better zooBond-funded projects will comprise first phase of zoo’s 20-year master planIn a decision hailed as great news for...
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Oregon Zoo to open new Veterinary Medical Center Jan. 19
Category: animal welfare, sustainability, thanks to you a better zooZoo visitors can take behind-the-scenes tours of vet center Jan. 20–22The Oregon Zoo’s new Veterinary Medical Center has been...
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The improved zoo makes its debut
Category: animal welfare, thanks to you a better zooThe late winter flurry of snowflakes at the zoo can barely match the flurry of design and construction activity seen at the zoo this winter....
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Zoo Bond Citizens’ Oversight Committee applauds Metro’s stewardship of bond...
Category: community, thanks to you a better zooAssessment notes completed projects, efficiency and positive auditors’ report The Oregon Zoo Bond Citizens’ Oversight Committee told the Metro Council on...
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Zoo will say goodbye to its beloved gray wolves
Category: animal welfare, arrivals and departures, exhibit news, thanks to you a better zooCheyenne, Kenai Jr. and Yazhi will head to Nebraska conservation park in AugustVisitors to Sunset at the Zoo...
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Penguins make big splash at zoo homecoming
Category: thanks to you a better zoo, exhibit newsWith upgrades to their Penguinarium complete, the popular birds return homeFlightless birds aren’t typically migratory, but don’t tell that to the 16...
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A bright future for baby
Category: elephants, community, thanks to you a better zooAll of our lives were changed by the birth of Rose-Tu's second calf.The outpouring of love from you, our community, was overwhelming.Her birth...
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Masto-gone: zoo's ice age visitor to return to Smithsonian
Category: arrivals and departures, elephants, community, exhibit news, thanks to you a better zooElephant Museum will close to make way for expansive new Elephant Lands habitatThe Oregon Zoo’s Lilah...
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City OKs all the Oregon Zoo's remodeling plans
Category: thanks to you a better zoo, communityConditional-use plan will benefit animals, visitors and community, officials sayThe City of Portland has granted land-use approval to the Oregon Zoo for...
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Zoo breaks ground on California condor habitat
Category: thanks to you a better zoo, conservation and species recovery, education, exhibit newsNew exhibit, opening in 2014, offers up-close looks at a critically endangered speciesThough native to...
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Zoo breaks ground on 'Elephant Lands' habitat
Category: new zoo, Oregon Zoo Foundation, community, elephants, exhibit newsVisionary new home for zoo's elephant herd to open in 2015Golden shovels were on hand, but the Oregon Zoo broke ground today...
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Sweet deal: Krispy Kreme unveils 'Lily' doughnut
Category: new zoo, communitySales from new confection will benefit Oregon Zoo's Elephant Lands habitatAnyone planning to visit the Oregon Zoo this Friday will have a sweet incentive to show up early....
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New Zoo construction on track, zoo trains take hiatus
Category: new zoo, communityZoo trains will be out of service starting Sept. 23, back for ZooLights 2014All aboard! The Washington Park and Zoo Railway will be making its last runs of the season Sept....
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Zoo previews future railway with new rendering
Category: new zoo, communityConstruction steams ahead as workers lay tracks for new routeExhibit designers released a sneak peek of the new Oregon Zoo railway this week, giving the community its first...
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Winter at the zoo: New hours, cubs trek out, pup swims
Category: new zoo, community, arrivals and departures, elephants, exhibit newsElephant Lands construction pushes ahead, with work set to begin on South HabitatAs the Oregon Zoo switches to winter hours...
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Condors of the Columbia habitat nears completion
Category: new zoo, community, exhibit newsNew habitat will meet complex needs of continent's largest birdFour stories, a "magic food room" and a carcass-friendly swimming pool: it's all included in the...
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Giant steps: Big milestone for zoo Elephant Lands project
Category: new zoo, Oregon Zoo Foundation, community, elephants, exhibit news, animal welfareFirst portion of expansive new habitat opens to Portland's beloved elephant familyThat's one small step for...
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True grit: Zoo searches world for perfect 'elephant sand'
Category: new zoo, elephants, exhibit news, animal welfarePortland's elephant family moves into a portion of expansive new habitatWhen Rose-Tu, Lily and the rest of Portland's elephant family ambled...
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Citizens' oversight group praises zoo bond implementation
Category: new zoo, community, exhibit newsIndependent committee lauds Oregon Zoo's progress in report to Metro CouncilThe Oregon Zoo continues to deliver on promises made in 2008, when the region's...
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