With forecasts calling for another hot week ahead, hundreds of the Oregon Zoo’s tiniest residents are heading for the coast. Over the warmest days of summer, zoo butterfly specialists and their conservation partners have been releasing Oregon silverspots at select sites in the coastal mountain range in an effort to save this beautiful Northwest…
This is My Earth (TiME) hired its first staff member, Michelle Bombet Minch, who will serve as the social media director. Michelle will build the social media strategy to support the launch of the TiME for Biodiversity 2023 Campaign. This ambitious campaign seeks to raise $3 million by 2023, acquire 15-20 biodiversity landscapes, build…
PHOTO: Rescued river otter pups Flora and Hobson. Photo by Michael Durham, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo. The fluffy, squeaky river otters who arrived last month at the Oregon Zoo now have names. The 3-month-old orphaned pups will be called Flora and Hobson, after Oregon waterways Floras Lake and Hobson Creek. “A lot of the…
PHOTO: Twilight Tuesdays feature animals that are active at dusk (like Mei Mei the red panda), fun activities for families, food and beverages from local vendors and live entertainment. Photo by Michael Durham, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo. Sometimes it pays to be fashionably late. The Oregon Zoo is offering evening visitors a little…
