Editing Oregon Zoo (section)

{{Short description|Zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States}}
{{Infobox zoo
 | zoo_name=Oregon Zoo
 | logo=Oregon Zoo logo.png
 | logo_width=116px
 | location=[[Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)|Washington Park]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], United States
 | date_opened={{start date and age|1888}}
 | area= {{convert|64|acre}}<ref name="about zoo">{{cite web | url = http://www.oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo | title = About the Oregon Zoo | publisher = Oregon Zoo | access-date = December 25, 2015 | archive-date = September 19, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120919182027/http://oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo | url-status = live }}</ref>
 | image=Oregon Zoo entrance January 2024.jpeg
 | image_caption=Main entrance in January 2024.
 | coordinates={{Coord|45|30|30|N|122|42|53|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR_dim:450|display=inline,title}}
 | num_animals=1,800<ref name="about zoo"/>
 | num_species=232<ref name="about zoo"/>
 | annual_visitors=1.7 million<ref name="Jaquiss">{{cite news |last1=Jaquiss |first1=Nigel |authorlink=Nigel Jaquiss |title=A Mysterious Aardvark Death Is Just One of a Number of New Questions About Management at the Oregon Zoo |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/02/13/a-mysterious-aardvark-death-is-just-one-of-a-number-of-new-questions-about-management-at-the-oregon-zoo/ |date=February 13, 2019 |newspaper=[[Willamette Week]] |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114045729/https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/02/13/a-mysterious-aardvark-death-is-just-one-of-a-number-of-new-questions-about-management-at-the-oregon-zoo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | members=[[Association of Zoos and Aquariums|AZA]]<ref name="aza_list"/> [[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums|WAZA]]<ref name="waza_list">{{Cite web|title=WAZA Members - WAZA|url=https://www.waza.org/members/waza-members/|access-date=15 December 2020|website=waza.org/|language=en-US|archive-date=14 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114120517/https://www.waza.org/members/waza-members/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | exhibits=The Great Northwest, Africa Savanna, Africa Rainforest, Elephant Lands 
 | website={{URL|http://www.oregonzoo.org}}
}}

The '''Oregon Zoo''', originally the '''Portland Zoo''' and later the '''Washington Park Zoo''',<ref name="zoohistory"/><ref name=renamed>{{cite news | title= Portland's zoo is now named Oregon Zoo | date=April 25, 1998|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref> is a [[zoo]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], United States. It is located in [[Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)|Washington Park]], approximately {{convert|2|mi}} southwest of [[Downtown Portland, Oregon|downtown Portland]]. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name="birth of the bond"/>

The {{convert|64|acre|adj=on}} zoo is owned by the regional [[Metro (Oregon regional government)|Metro]] government. It currently holds more than 1,800 animals of more than 230 species, including 19 endangered species and 9 threatened species.<ref name="about zoo"/> The zoo also boasts an extensive plant collection throughout its animal exhibits and specialized gardens.<ref name=gardens>{{cite web| title=Botanical collection| url=https://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/exhibits/botanical-collection| publisher=Oregon Zoo| access-date=2018-01-02| archive-date=2021-12-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213212956/https://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/exhibits/botanical-collection| url-status=live}}</ref> The zoo also operates and maintains the {{RailGauge|2ft6in}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] [[Washington Park and Zoo Railway|Washington Park & Zoo Railway]] that previously connected to the [[International Rose Test Garden]] inside the park, but currently runs only within the zoo.

The Oregon Zoo is Oregon's largest paid and arguably most popular visitor attraction, with more than 1.7 million visitors in 2018.<ref name="Jaquiss" /> The zoo is a member of the [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums]], and the [[World Association of Zoos and Aquariums]].<ref name="waza_list"/>