Sales from new confection will benefit Oregon Zoo’s Elephant Lands habitat

On June 14 Krispy Kreme unveiled its newest menu item: the Lily doughnut, named in honor of the Oregon Zoo’s youngest pachyderm.

The Lily doughnut, a special crème-filled glaze with a pink-icing elephant face adorning the top, will be available in local Krispy Kreme stores through the end 0f July for $1.29. A portion of sales goes to the Oregon Zoo Foundation’s Campaign for Elephants, funding education and conservation activities at the zoo’s new Elephant Lands habitat. 

Elephant Lands — the most ambitious project in Oregon Zoo history — will usher in a new era of animal welfare for Portland’s famous Asian elephant herd. Set to open in 2015, the habitat will cover 6.25 acres around the eastern edge of the zoo. To learn more, visit oregonzoo.org/ElephantLands. For more information on OZF’s Campaign for Elephants, visit oregonzoo.org/givetoelephants.

The Oregon Zoo is recognized worldwide for its Asian elephant program, which has spanned more than 50 years. Considered highly endangered in their range countries, Asian elephants are threatened by habitat loss, conflict with humans and disease. It is estimated that fewer than 40,000 elephants remain in fragmented populations from India to Borneo.

The zoo is a service of Metro and is dedicated to its mission of inspiring the community to create a better future for wildlife. Committed to conservation, the zoo is currently working to save endangered California condors, Oregon silverspot and Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies, western pond turtles and Oregon spotted frogs. Other projects include studies on Asian elephants, polar bears, orangutans and giant pandas. Community supported since 1888, the zoo relies in part on donations through the Oregon Zoo Foundation to undertake these and many other animal welfare, education and sustainability programs.

The zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily and is located five minutes from downtown Portland, just off Highway 26. The zoo is also accessible by MAX light rail line. Visitors who travel to the zoo via MAX receive $1.50 off zoo admission. Call TriMet Customer Service, 503-238-RIDE (7433), or visit www.trimet.org for fare and route information.

General zoo admission is $11.50 (ages 12-64), $10 for seniors (65 and up), $8.50 for children (ages 3-11) and free for those 2 and younger; 25 cents of the admission price helps fund regional conservation projects through the zoo’s Future for Wildlife program. A parking fee of $4 per car is also required. Additional information is available at www.oregonzoo.org or by calling 503-226-1561.

Photo by Michael Durham, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo.

 

 

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