Oregon Zoo
BLM and Zoo Become Partners
BLM specialists will help to develop and design interpretive “Oregon Project” exhibits, focusing on public lands natural resource themes: ecosystem management, biological diversity, connectivity, sustainability, and productivity. Planned interpretive materials will also direct zoo visitors to BLM “Watchable Wildlife” sites throughout Oregon and Washington. With more than a million visitors a year, the zoo will be a prime location in which to educate the public about environmental issues. ... [Read More]
Environmental Enrichment for Zoo and Aquarium Animals
An American Zoo and Aquarium (AZA) publication by David Shepherdson of the Oregon Zoo that discusses the use of environmental enrichment techniques in a zoo setting. ... Two articles by Gary Priest, Curator of Applied Behavior for the Zoological Society of San Diego and for the Zoo Conservation Outreach Group listed in the ZCOG Training Library under the Publications heading. ... Defines and discusses environmental enrichment in a zoo context. Provides links to enrichment pages for pandas, invertebrates, octopus, and primates at the National Zoo. ... [Read More]
Oregon DHS: 2004 News Releases
Oregon Safe Kids invites parents to a day at the zoo on May 8 ... "Splash into Safety" will be the focus of Safe Kids Day at the Oregon Zoo ... [Read More]
Congressman David Wu - About the 1st District
The history of the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark is one of the nation's most remarkable stories, combining elements of tribal culture, botany, zoology, adventure, geography and natural history and much more. ... Internationally recognized for its urban planning and commitment to livability Portland, in Multnomah County, is a city brimming with industry and character. Downtown Portland provides visitors and residents alike with numerous attractions including Pioneer Courthouse Square; the historic Pearl District dotted with popular cafes and eateries throughout; Tom McCall Waterfront Park, providing walkers and joggers a view of the beautiful Willamette River; the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, home to the Oregon Symphony; and the NW 23rd Street shopping district where Oregonians enjoy sales tax-free shopping at plenty of unique boutiques and restaurants. And, since Portland is the "City of Roses", one of the most famous landmarks is the Rose Garden overlooking the city skyline. Chinese Garden, Oregon Zoo, Pioneer Square. ... [Read More]
Access Washington - State News Release
The Western Pond Turtle Recovery Program is a part of Woodland Park Zoo's Partners for Wildlife conservation initiative, an expansion of the zoo's efforts and resources in proven wildlife conservation projects, explained Woodland Park Zoo Conservation Director Dr. Lisa Dabek. The zoo currently participates on 45 field conservation projects in more than 29 countries around the globe. ... All are graduates of a recovery program for state endangered western pond turtles involving the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Woodland Park Zoo, Oregon Zoo, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and others who have been working since 1990 to restore the native species. ... [Read More]
WDFW - Fish & Wildlife Science
Before captive breeding could begin, wildlife scientists needed to develop husbandry techniques for pygmy rabbits, which had never before been reared in captivity. For this phase of the project, WDFW worked with the Conservation Program at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Dr. David Shepherdson of the Oregon Zoo had cooperated with WDFW in the past on the Western pond turtle and Oregon silverspot butterfly recovery programs. ... To obtain an experimental population for the husbandry study, project scientists received permission from the state of Idaho to capture Idaho pygmy rabbits. Working with Idaho Fish and Game and the Bureau of Land Management, four Idaho pygmy rabbits were captured and brought to the Oregon Zoo in December, 2000 for the husbandry study. Results of the project have enabled wildlife biologists to determine suitably sized rearing pens for the rabbits, proper foods at different times of the year and special needs of the rabbits during the breeding season. The zoo installed video cameras in the rabbit enclosures and uses the cameras to observe behavior, nesting and reproductive activity. During the husbandry study, three litters of young rabbits were born. Wildlife biologists plan to release some of the young rabbits back into Idaho to learn more about effective release methods. ... [Read More]
WDFW -- From the Ponds... / Western Pond Turtle Project
IT IS WITH EXTREME PLEASURE that I welcome six new volunteers from the Oregon Zoo at the Skamania site. The generosity of these people will be greatly appreciated, both for their work in the field and their ability to promote the project at their zoo. We will need all their eyes and ears to locate turtles nesting, as well as their telemetry skills. We also have new volunteers at the Lakewood site and hopefully they will be able to document nesting from those head-started females. ... [Read More]
Educational Activities in Your State - NBII
Zoo New England: Franklin Park Zoo & Stone Zoo (Stoneham) ... Toledo Zoo ... Akron Zoological Park ... [Read More]
Safe Kids Events
Portland Metro Zoo, 10-2 ... Safe Kids at the Zoo ... National Safe Kids Week: April 30 - May 7, 2005 Oregon Safe Kids Coalition kicks off National Safe Kids Week at the Oregon Zoo, May 7, 2005 from 10 am -2 pm. This year's theme, "Follow the Leader, Safety Starts with you," features exhibits, prizes, safety tips and hands-on activities for children and parents. National Safe Kids Week is an annual event that highlights prevention of childhood injuries. Several Safe Kids chapters in Oregon have planned safety events in their communities throughout the spring and summer. ... [Read More]
Oregon DHS: News release Nov. 17, 2004, Champions of Oregon Safe Kids honored
Swan, Events Planner for the Oregon Zoo, has helped host Oregon Safe Kids Day at the Zoo for the past five years. She works to find a key location for the event, offers Zoo discounts to volunteers and families who attend the event and allows placement of safety displays throughout the Zoo so the maximum number of parents and children are reached. ... Simone Carter, administrative support with Trauma Nurses Talk Tough Program at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland annually coordinates nearly 200 teen volunteers from Le Femmes, Benson, and other local high schools to volunteer as health educators at the Oregon Safe Kids Day at the Zoo. They help with exhibits and deliver key safety messages to nearly 5,000 children and parents. Carter also organizes many of these students to participate with annual bike and ski helmet sales held quarterly by Trauma Nurses Talk Tough. ... [Read More]
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