The Philadelphia Zoo confirmed plans to breed its two younger African elephants as part of continuing “elephant-conservation efforts” and estimated costs of a new elephant exhibit at $27 million. This week, South African officials announced that thousands of African elephants would be killed starting May 1 to reduce an alleged overpopulation.
Read the full text of this op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A group opposed to the elephant-breeding program at Woodland Park Zoo has asked the federal government to investigate the death of Hansa, a 6-year-old Asian elephant who died in June.
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February 12, 2008, Seattle, WA – Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants (Friends) and the Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN) have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate the June 8, 2007 death of 6 year old Asian elephant, Hansa, at the Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) in Seattle, Washington. Hansa died from an elephant herpes virus. The groups are asking the USDA to investigate whether WPZ violated the Animal Welfare Act by repeatedly exposing Hansa to known sources of herpes infection throughout her short life. Young Asian elephants under 10 are most susceptible to the viruses.
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