The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday released its final recovery plan for the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit.

The Oregon Zoo's Asian elephant herd will be growing by one this fall as zoo officials announce Rose-Tu reached the 16-month mark in her pregnancy Friday. This will be Rose's second calf born at the Oregon zoo.

The Oregon Zoo’s butterfly conservation lab is aflutter with activity this week, as keepers balance the complex needs of two imperiled species native to the Northwest.

Two days after it first tried to hatch from its egg, the Oregon Zoo’s newest California condor successfully made its way into the world March 29.

Akeem, a 24-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Oregon Zoo, was euthanized Saturday after veterinarians determined he was suffering and would not be able to recover from an abrupt overnight decline.

The traditional holiday light show begins Friday, Nov. 25 and runs through Jan. 1 at the Oregon Zoo.

Three orphaned cougar cubs with baby-blue eyes, fuzzy spotted coats, and much-too-big feet have briefly taken up residence behind the scenes at the Oregon Zoo until they can be moved to permanent homes in Nashville and Houston this week.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that while there are pressures to the rabbit's habitat, it is not enough to threaten the survival of the species.