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 ...

Swift action may be required to save a newt that lives only at Crater Lake and the lake's famously pure waters.

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 ...

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 ...

A tiny endangered newt found only in Crater Lake has a new crew of champions. The Oregon Zoo announced Thursday that it has teamed up with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum to try ...

Oregon’s Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States, will be closed for swimming and boat tours after this year. The closure is expected to last for a few years. If you’ve always wanted to ...

Agencies from Oregon and California fanned out on the trails, hillsides and woods at the massive lake over the weekend, still hopeful.