Woodland Park Zoo Blog

Posted by: Caileigh Robertson, Communications Exciting news! This week, Woodland Park Zoo took home two national conservation awards from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), the accrediting organization for more than 200 zoos and aquariums in North America. An Oregon spotted frog is released into Northwest habitat. Photo by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo. We won top honors in the North American Conservation Award category for our collaborative Oregon Spotted Frog Reintroduction Project , along with our partners Oregon Zoo and Northwest Trek. Woodland Park Zoo and Oregon Zoo also earned the Significant Achievement Award for the Oregon Silverspot Captive Rearing Program . These awards represent the 14 th national and international honors in conservation for us from AZA. The Oregon Spotted Frog Reintroduction Project is a six-year collaborative effort among Woodland Park Zoo, Oregon Zoo, Northwest Trek and other conservation leaders in the Pacific Northw

Posted by: Caileigh Robertson, Communications The arctic fox , of course! Not only can this small, furry fox survive Old Man Winter’s North Pole stomping grounds, it travels across the treeless lands of the Arctic relying solely on its fur coat and snow-burrowed den to stay warm. Female arctic fox Somer on a snowy day. Photo by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo.. Although our two newly arrived arctic foxes never traveled the North Pole, they did trek nearly 1,500 miles from the northwest corner of Minnesota to join Woodland Park Zoo this summer. August and Lily—1-year-old half-siblings—are now making themselves at home in their spacious Northern Trail exhibit, which they share with the zoo’s mountain goats. Though, they’ve learned to keep their distance from mountain goat Wilson after a playful run-in during their first week on exhibit.  When the foxes were introduced to their new enclosure, they had to learn their boundaries with the goats and the respectful distance t