Today, in response to their rapidly declining population, 33 Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs (SNYLF) are being flown 50-miles via helicopter to their release site in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. The ongoing effort, with Oakland Zoo’s releases taking place every year – and with this release and many others in partnership with San Francisco Zoo & Gardens – […]
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Wildfire Orphans, Captain Cal & Adopted Sisters, to Depart Soon for New Home at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Oakland, CA – November 17, 2020 – Named “Captain Cal” by the Cal Fire firefighters who found him limping down a burned-out road in Redding on September 30, 2020, the severely burned orphaned mountain lion cub is now fully recovered, 47 days after he was first rushed to Oakland Zoo’s veterinary hospital by the California […]
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Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs Taken in by Oakland Zoo
OAKLAND, Calif. December 13, 2017 — Two orphaned mountain lion cubs have been taken in by Oakland Zoo, working with the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Feline Conservation Center. Both cubs were found in Orange County, separately, two weeks apart from each other, but based on their ages and geographic proximity […]