Voters will decide whether to fund improvements to Oregon Zoo

Published on: 04/25/2024

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A pride of lions at rest inside the Oregon Zoo, January 30, 2024 Heidi Rhan, director of the Oregon Zoo, January 30, 2024 Flamingoes at the Oregon Zoo, January 30, 2024 California condors at the Oregon Zoo, January 30, 2024 The newest member of the rhinoceros family at the Oregon Zoo is now one month old. Two critically endangered Amur tigers joined the Oregon Zoo. The 18-month-old brothers are named Dmitri and Luka. Sea Otter Juno shoots baskets to exercise her elbow and shoulder joints as she ages. Courtesy of the Oregon Zoo. Rookie sea otters Lincoln and Sushi have joined Juno at the basketball hoop. Courtesy of the Oregon Zoo. Black bear orphan cub Thorn in a temporary habitat after arriving at the Oregon Zoo. Elephants smash giant pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo's 25th annual Squishing of the Squash event. ©Oregon Zoo/ photo by Shervin Hess African lion Neka with one of her six week old cubs in the Predators of the Serengeti exhibit. Photo courtesy the Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham. Takoda climbs a tree in Black Bear Ridge at the Oregon Zoo. Takoda died Friday. Oregon Zoo polar bears play in the snow on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Oregon Zoo polar bear Nora has been beta testing the “Burr on Fur” — a prototype tech innovation designed to give conservation scientists a better way to track wild bears in the Arctic. Two month-old orangutan Jolene in the hands of her mother Kitra at Red Ape Reserve. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham. A bontebok calf only a few days ol at the Oregon Zoo. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham Four month-old baby orangutan Jolene being held by her mother Kitra in Red Ape Reserve. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham. Four month-old bontebok calf Tutula with her mother Winter. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham. One month-old orangutan baby Jolene in Red Ape Reserve. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham. Bontebok Winter with her calf just a few days old. Oregon Zoo / photo by Lauren Hunter Orangutan baby 3 month-old Jolene in Red Ape reserve at the Oregon Zoo. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Hannah Carbonneau. Four month-old baby orangutan Jolene with her mother Kitra in Red Ape Reserve. © Oregon Zoo / photo by Kathy Street. Amelia Gray explores her new surroundings at the Oregon Zoo after arriving from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore earlier this month. A pair of lionesses soak up the sun at the Oregon Zoo on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. A male lion at the Oregon Zoo on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. Earlier this week, the Oregon Zoo welcomed 23 pond turtles to their Nature Exploration Station. The endangered turtles will be cared for until they reach about two ounces, when they can be safely released back to the wild. Polar bear Nora is back at the Oregon Zoo, seen here on Wed., March 31, 2021. She isn't yet officially on display, but is already making use of the new Polar Passage habitat and can at times be seen by zoo visitors. Nora the polar bear cub at the Oregon Zoo on August 4, 2017. Red panda Pabu plays in the snow at the Oregon Zoo on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Harbor seal Tongass enjoy fresh snow at the Oregon Zoo on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. A mountain lion prowls through fresh fallen snow at the Oregon Zoo on Feb. 12, 2021. The Oregon Zoo’s Asian elephants kicked off the Halloween season Friday morning, Oct. 23, 2020, with the Squishing of the Squash, an annual tradition held since 1999. The zoo’s behemoth pachyderms got to stomp, crush and devour several giant pumpkins. The largest squash was 800 pounds. The largest elephant is Samson. He weighs about 9,685 pounds. The Oregon Zoo’s Asian elephants kicked off the Halloween season Friday morning, Oct. 23, 2020, with the Squishing of the Squash, an annual tradition held since 1999. The zoo’s behemoth pachyderms got to stomp, crush and devour several giant pumpkins. The largest squash was 800 pounds. The largest elephant is Samson. He weighs about 9,685 pounds. The Oregon Zoo’s Asian elephants kicked off the Halloween season Friday morning, Oct. 23, 2020, with the Squishing of the Squash, an annual tradition held since 1999. The zoo’s behemoth pachyderms got to stomp, crush and devour several giant pumpkins. The largest squash was 800 pounds. The largest elephant is Samson. He weighs about 9,685 pounds. A newly hatched Humboldt penguin chick at the Oregon Zoo. Black bear cubs Thorn, left and Timber play in Black Bear Ridge at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.