Woodland Park Zoo is a wildlife conservation organization and zoological garden located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The zoo is the recipient of over 65 awards across multiple categories. The zoo has around 900 animals from 250 species and the zoo has over 1 million visitors a year.
Main Entrance
Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) with keeper
Brown bear in Northern Trail area
The Zoomazium play area for kids
Speyeria zerene hippolyta, the Oregon silverspot, is a threatened butterfly that is found in the U.S. states of California and Oregon. It is a subspecies of Speyeria zerene.
Tray of Speyeria zerene hippolyta butterfly specimens (“Oregon Silverspot” by born1945, 2012.)
Oregon silverspot habitat (“Nestucca Bay Landscape” by Brent Lawrence / USFWS, 2017.)
Oregon silverspot release at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge by Ann Walker and a volunteer. (“Nestucca Bay” by Brent Lawrence / USFWS, 2017.)