In an agreement finalized Friday, the Oregon Zoo assumed legal ownership of Rose-Tu’s new calf from Have Trunk Will Travel, the California-based company that had previously held rights to the young elephant.
A pair of young cougar cubs found orphaned and starving near Missoula, Mont., have briefly taken up residence behind the scenes at the Oregon Zoo while they await a flight out of town.
“We’re all delighted at the arrival of Rose-Tu’s new calf,” said Kim Smith, Oregon Zoo director. “The calf is beautiful, healthy, tall and very vigorous."
On the spectrum of enigmatic beasts, the wolverine is only slightly less mysterious than a sasquatch. Between 1921 and 2000, fewer than 10 verified sightings were recorded in Oregon.
Washington state inmates have been working as ecological research assistants, partnered in recent years with scientists doing conservation projects, including the breeding of threatened butterflies and frogs.
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.
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.