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, ...

Mazama Newt photographed near Crater Lake National Park. Photo by Kyle Kosma / High Desert Museum. The Oregon Zoo, in partnership with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum, has rescued ...

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 ...

The Mazama newts are a unique subspecies of newts. They evolved over hundreds of years in Oregon's Crater Lake after being cut off from tributaries, and can't be found anywhere else in the world as a ...

Crater Lake National Park, formed from the now-collapsed volcano Mount Mazama, is a must-see destination in Oregon. Visitors can enjoy over 100 miles of hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and boat tours ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is launching an emergency plan to save newts that are native to Crater Lake from extinction, the zoo announced Thursday. The zoo is teaming up with the National ...

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 ...

A 1.3 magnitude quake June 9 below Crater Lake in Oregon, followed by a swarm of smaller quakes, serves as a reminder that it’s still an active volcano, KDRV reports. “We don’t see a lot of ...

The first time I laid eyes on Crater Lake National Park was eight years ago when my husband and I had just finished our big move from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest. Since our cross-country ...