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Animal Right Activists Are Planning to Protest an Indigo Girls Concert at the Oregon Zoo Saturday Night

Care2, Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants (FOZE) and Portland Animal Save claim the zoo’s annual summer concert series—held in an amphitheater near the elephant enclosure—is damaging to the elephants, who have highly sensitive hearing. The groups also oppose the zoo’s elephant breeding program and alleged general mistreatment of the animals.

Portland Now Has a Trail Blazers Rental Bicycle and a Second Dunking Otter

Juno can hoop.

Metro President Says Portland Leaders Won’t Restore the Zoo Train Route to Rose Garden

As Portland leaders consider the landscape of transportation for the decades ahead, one thing that won’t be getting the city’s attention is restoration of Zoo train.

Inmates at Oregon’s Women’s Prison Help Return Rare and Endangered Butterfly Species to Wild

Inmates at Oregon’s Coffee Creek Correctional facility released nearly 750 endangered butterflies into the wild this week, for the second time ever in Oregon.

The Oregon Zoo Plans to Release a Record Number of Endangered Butterflies Into the Wild This Month

The 5,398 larvae, according to a release from the zoo Friday, were recently roused from winter dormancy and are now “very hungry caterpillars.”

A Mysterious Aardvark Death Is Just One of a Number of New Questions About Management at the Oregon Zoo

The issues at the Oregon Zoo raise questions about the zoo’s management.

Movie Madness Offers Free Rentals to Furloughed Federal Workers

Movie Madness is offering free video rentals to government workers affected by the funding impasse that’s led to an estimated 800,000 people missing their first scheduled pay date Jan. 11. Anyone who’s interested in borrowing one of the films just needs to show proof of federal employment at checkout.

Oregon Zoo Offers Free Entry For Furloughed Federal Employees During Partial Government Shutdown

In support of local furloughed employees, the Oregon Zoo is offering free admission for affected families.

Internet Sensation Eddie the Sea Otter Has Died

Eddie, the Oregon Zoo sea otter who became an internet sensation thanks to his slam-dunking skills, has died at the age of 20. The zoo announced his death in a release, stating he was humanely euthanized this morning due to a decline in health related to his advanced years. On the cusp of his 21st birthday, Eddie was one of the oldest sea otters on the planet.

A Unique Rendezvous at the Oregon Zoo

The Oregon Zoo’s Animal Encounters are a unique experience to meet the animals up close and personal. We met Bebeto the friendly Porcupine, Pelé the artistic blue-and-gold macaw, and Kamaria the mischievous milky eagle owl.

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