Two Mazama Newts produced eggs in human care at the Oregon Zoo's conservation lab. Arriving at the conservation lab last ...

An imperiled newt only found in and around southern Oregon’s Crater Lake may soon be protected under the Endangered Species Act following a three-year legal battle. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Crater Lake, located in Oregon, is the deepest lake in the United States. The lake formed in a caldera created by the ...

The struggling population of Mazama newts are finding a new home at the High Desert Museum in Bend and the Oregon Zoo in Portland due to their own climate becoming increasingly challenging. The newts, ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for delaying critically needed Endangered Species Act protections for the Crater Lake newt. The newts live only ...

The Oregon Zoo, in partnership with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum, has rescued 19 Mazama newts from Crater Lake National Park in an attempt to save the species from extinction.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Mazama newt used to be head honcho at Crater Lake. Found only in the lake's cold waters, this brightly-colored semiaquatic species used to be one of the top predators in its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Conservationists have struck a deal with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that could open the door to a small and delicate population of unique Oregon amphibians receiving federal ...

Two newts on the verge of extinction hit a major milestone at the Oregon Zoo last month. The Mazama newts, native to Crater Lake in southwestern Oregon, laid eggs for the first time in human care. The ...

In a bid to prevent the extinction of the Mazama newt, the Oregon Zoo has partnered with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum to bring 19 of these rare amphibians to the zoo's ...