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Children Sell 'Lion-ade' To Help Oregon Zoo  -  Aug 16, 2007
KPTV.com,A couple of Portland children took advantage of the hot weather to set up a lemonade stand to help the Oregon Zoo. Jared and Karina Friel set up a

Tower of Power, David Sanborn perform at Oregon Zoo Aug. 12  -  Aug 7, 2007
Hillsboro Argus,Tickets for the Tower of Power and David Sanborn show can be purchased at the Oregon Zoo for $22 each. Tickets can also be purchased (with service charge)

Zoos in a pickle over horse meat  -  Aug 14, 2007
Seattle Times,The Oregon Zoo has bought its horse meat from a Canadian company for five years, according to Mitch Finnegan, a veterinarian at the zoo.

Oregon Zoo officials euthanize 12-year-old wolf  -  Aug 1, 2007
OregonLive.com,A 12-year-old female gray wolf who lived at the Oregon Zoo has been euthanized, officials announced today. Kira had suffered a series of seizures last month

Oregon Zoo euthanizes sick wolf  -  Aug 2, 2007
KTVZ,...(AP) - The Oregon Zoo says a gray wolf has been euthanized after she fell into a coma. The 12-year-old suffered a series of seizures last month,

• A head start for baby turtles  -  Aug 15, 2007
OregonLive.com,..."These are hardy, smart creatures," Frank Slavens said last week as they watched young turtles raised at the Oregon Zoo being released near Beacon Rock in

Weekend Flyaways: Portland, Ore.  -  Aug 19, 2007
Denver Post,Talk to the animals: Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, 503-226-1561, oregonzoo.org. Elephants, penguins and polar bears, oh my! The lush vegetation makes for

Dairy Farmers sponsor 'Moo at the Zoo' Aug. 18  -  Jul 24, 2007
Hillsboro Argus,Come to the Oregon Zoo's Trillium Creek Family Farm from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday, Aug. 18, to learn all about life on a farm. Sponsored by the Dairy Farmers

Grey Wolf Euthanized At Zoo  -  Aug 1, 2007
KOIN.com,PORTLAND - Kira, a 12-year-old female grey wolf at the Oregon Zoo, was euthanized Saturday due to a brain tumor. According to zoo veterinarian Mitch

Get Out Guide  -  Aug 17, 2007
OregonLive.com,Moo at the Zoo: The Oregon Zoo celebrates cows and milk production. Learn fun facts about milk and cattle through interactive exhibits. 10 am-4 pm Sat,

Head start for hard shells  -  Aug 10, 2007
OregonLive.com,The young turtles who had spent most of their first 10 months of life under warm lights at the Oregon Zoo didn't take long to adapt to their wild

Western pond turtle release  -  Aug 14, 2007
OregonLive.com,Native western pond turtles have been declining in recent decades, but a "head start" program at the Oregon Zoo is giving their population a boost in the

At the zoo, every picture tells a story  -  Jul 22, 2007
The Register-Guard,..."Wildlife photography is a lot like photojournalism," says Wilhelm, who teaches workshops using the Oregon Zoo in Portland as a classroom.

Wildlife Viewing  -  Aug 3, 2007
Statesman Journal,Turtle time: The Oregon Zoo will soon release some 50 endangered western pond turtles, grown to about two ounces in weight each by the Oregon Zoo.

'Inconvenient Truth' discussed at a very convenient location  -  Jul 31, 2007
Hillsboro Argus,3, the Oregon Zoo hosts "Global Warming: Science and Solutions," the PowerPoint presentation on which the Academy Award-winning film "An Inconvenient Truth"

Zoobombers: Crackdown by cops is over the top  -  Aug 3, 2007
OregonLive.com,Rather than starting their weekly daredevil ride at the usual spot -- a paved road near the Oregon Zoo where a scouting party reported seeing squad cars

Wildlife viewing  -  Jul 27, 2007
Statesman Journal,Silverspots released: Oregon silverspot caterpillars raised in the Oregon Zoo's butterfly conservation lab have been successfully released into the wild for

Three shot in car on US 26; police seek shooters in black Jeep Liberty  -  Aug 11, 2007
OregonLive.com,Early reports indicated three people were shot in a black Volkswagen Jetta near the Oregon Zoo exit. The driver might have been shot in the back.

Puppet-reared condor chick graduates to 'nest room'  -  Jul 28, 2007
Hillsboro Argus,The last California condor chick to hatch at the Oregon Zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation this spring had been puppet-reared by human foster

Nickel and Dime  -  Aug 3, 2007
OregonLive.com,7-9 pm Friday, Oregon Zoo, Cascade Crest Banquet Center, 4001 SW Canyon Road. "Dido and Aeneas" Student Opera at Portland State presents Henry Purcell's

Podcast: Today in Oregon  -  Jul 25, 2007
OregonLive.com,The Oregonian columnist and poet, Renee Mitchell, reads her poem Hair Raisin. And Los Lobos is in town, playing at the the Oregon Zoo tonight.

Portland Police crack down on zoobombers  -  Jul 26, 2007
kgw.com (subscription),By RANDY NEVES, Special to kgw.com Portland Police say the rowdy bunch of cyclists known for bombing down hills from the Oregon Zoo, are now bombing down

Belize's Palacio blends indigenous Caribbean, West African rhythms  -  Jul 28, 2007
Hillsboro Argus,However, Palacio will find time to perform at the Oregon Zoo at 7 pm, Aug. 8, as part of the Wells Fargo Summer Concert Series presented by Fred Meyer.

The Nature Conservancy confers Conservation Leadership Awards  -  Jul 26, 2007
The Nature Conservancy,Held at the Oregon Zoo, the event brings together community and business leaders to recognize individuals, community partners and companies for achievements

Top Music Picks for Mon-Thu, 7/23-7/26  -  Jul 23, 2007
OregonLive.com,7 pm Wednesday, Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road; $9.75; TicketsWest; 503-224-8499. Visit their MySpace fan page here. Alan Singley & Pants Machine: These

Music review Griffin goes to the heart of her songs  -  Jul 23, 2007
OregonLive.com,When Griffin played the Oregon Zoo on Friday night, Tusko the elephant remained in the outside area of the exhibit, about 100 yards from the stage,

Elephants benefit from fight between zoos and activists  -  Jul 21, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,..."We felt and we continue to feel that space is very arbitrary," Mike Keele, deputy director of the Oregon Zoo and chair of the association's elephant

Panel set up to consider killing of sea lions  -  Aug 2, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force has representatives from government agencies, Indian tribes, fishing groups, the Oregon Zoo and the Humane

Midweek deals to cash in on  -  Aug 5, 2007
The Columbian,The venue: Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland; 503-226-1561 or visit oregonzoo.org . The deal: Ditch work and brave the crowds at the Oregon Zoo on

Aging Oregon Workforce to Be Focus  -  Jul 31, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The forum, co-sponsored by the UO, is scheduled for 7:15 am-11:30 am in the Cascade Crest Banquet Center at the Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road.

Is there a growl on the prowl in Hammond?  -  Aug 11, 2007
Daily Astorian,Amanda Robison recently went to the Oregon Zoo in Portland and saw one of the large cats up close. "It really validated in my mind that what I saw a month

Cyclist to present slide show on his long 'Ride for Climate'  -  Aug 17, 2007
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com,For those who may not be comfortable with the severe climb between downtown Portland and the Oregon Zoo, we will meet at the Sunset transit center around

Music review Pink Martini packs the zoo  -  Jul 30, 2007
OregonLive.com,...globe-trotting as the retro-chic band has done, it's hard to believe they've gotten more love abroad than they did on Saturday night at the Oregon Zoo.

Are sea lions more important than fish?  -  Aug 8, 2007
Salem Statesman Journal,Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Tony Vecchio, Oregon Zoo; Paul Ward, Confederated Bands of the Yakama Nation; Steve Williams,

Zoos, activists fight over elephant space  -  Jul 22, 2007
Lawrence Journal World,...“We felt and we continue to feel that space is very arbitrary,� Mike Keele, deputy director of the Oregon Zoo and chairman of the association’s elephant

Recreation Outlook  -  Jul 26, 2007
The Register-Guard,Specialized Rec — Oregon Zoo. Adults ages 18 and older. Visit the animals and ride the zoo train. Registration required. 8:30 am to 5 pm $10.

Latest recall rattles parents  -  Aug 14, 2007
OregonLive.com,News of the recall buzzed through local play groups, parks and the Oregon Zoo as parents commiserated. They told one another where to find online toy lists

Business Beat  -  Jul 26, 2007
The Register-Guard,Greif worked previously at Bay Eye Clinic as the marketing coordinator and has worked as a public relations intern at The Oregon Zoo and Koopman Ostbo,

Fantastic field trips with Sandy Rec  -  Jul 25, 2007
Sandy Post,Trips include Oaks Park, Kahneeta, the Oregon Zoo and Enchanted Forest for the younger set, and a cookout at Trillium Lake, a whitewater rafting trip and a

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony  -  Jul 27, 2007
Willamette Week,Oregon Zoo. 7 pm. $24. All ages. [PSYCH-ROCK TROIKA!] What better place than the dark-n-smoky Towne Lounge to gather for an evening of in-your-face,

Man hurt in drive-by shooting on US 26  -  Aug 11, 2007
OregonLive.com,The Jetta remained parked on the shoulder between the Oregon Zoo and Sylvan exits. A woman who described herself as a girlfriend of one of the passengers in

Top Picks for the Weekend, 8/10-8/12  -  Aug 9, 2007
OregonLive.com,Bonnie Raitt and Michael Bolton (but we won't hold that last against them). 7 pm Sunday, Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road; $22, TicketsWest.

Andy Palacio&the Garifuna Collective  -  Aug 8, 2007
Willamette Week,Oregon Zoo. 7 pm. $9.75. All ages. [NOISE] Animal Writes loves kittens, apparently. You should see the band’s fabulous MySpace page: dancing kittens,

Five Live: Music  -  Aug 3, 2007
OregonLive.com,7 pm Wednesday, Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road; $9.75 advance, TicketsWest; 503-224-8499. 5. Show Me the Pink The superfun Portland synth-poppers have a

Five Live: Music  -  Jul 27, 2007
OregonLive.com,7 pm Wednesday, Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road; $9.75, TicketsWest, 503-224-8499. 5. The Gossip Frontwoman Beth Ditto sometimes seems to get more press for

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