elephants

Knoxville Zoo elephant keeper killed Knoxville News Sentinel

I spent both days of New Year's weekend (Jan 1-2, 2011) at Dallas Zoo. This review will focus solely on the savannah portion (elephants and hoofstock) of the new Giants Of The Savannah exhibit. I will forego the other parts of this new addition (two species each of wild pigs and big cats) and...

Due to work commitments i have been unable to visit the zoo for a couple of weeks which is unusual for me. Does anyone have any news on when the baby elephant is due to be born? When Nayan was born the keepers suggested that they were expecting the other baby to be born anytime and obviously...

You might enjoy trying to identify the zoo and/or the animal in the trailer my son made for my latest zoo mystery, Did Not Survive. You can see it in a larger size on the home page of my website (Ann Littlewood Zoo Mysteries) and also here: I took some of the shots on our travels; friends and...

Hello, i found this video on Youtube and i have identified some of the elephants but can't name them all. There appears to be a lot of younger elephants here. The video is when poor old elephant gets knocked over by two playing elephants. Dont worry the elephant was fine after...

Today's main news is that the elephants are going back out on the paddock. The bull, Upali, was out today and the rest of the heard will follow. Mid-afternoon and Upali was taking full advantage of the fresh air and sunshine, and enjoying a shower. The paddock looks excellent, a deep sand...

Another major player without a thread, covering 750 hectares, 20 kilometres from Santander in northern Spain this park has notably been at the heart of the EEP for African elephants for the last 15 years, currently holding 14 animals (3.11), in one of the largest enclosures in Europe, 13 calves...

Sunday Express | UK News :: Virus kills young elephant VIRUS KILLS YOUNG ELEPHANT Sunday November 22, 2009 By Ron Quenby CAMPAIGNERS are calling for an end to keeping elephants in captivity after the death of Raman, Chester Zoo’s youngest elephant. The two-year-old male Asian...

Elephants to be banished from all zoos. Story and comment posted in latest Zoo News Digest. One starts to wonder if the zoo community, the practical conservationists are being infiltrated.

No doubt many would be surprised that anyone would contemplate kidnapping an elephant let alone saddling themselves with the problems of where to hide it. Then comes all the expense of feeding it as well. There is however big money in it if you succeed. This crime is starting to become more...

(Thank you, mstickmanp, for suggesting that I join ZooChat. - I'm sorry I incorrectly identified your username earlier!) I am looking forward to reading what everyone has to say about zoos, and participating in some of the discussions, too. I am especially interested in the debate over...

Hello Here's Irek an elephant keeper in Wroclaw Zoo (Poland) since February 2008. I spent over 1 year in Dvur Kralove Zoo (Czech Republic) as a rhino keeper (northern white and indian rhinos exactly). I'm zoo enthusiast, zoo-traveler (till now all EAZA zoos in Poland, Czech Republic and...

Can anyone tell me the details of male elephant separation in zoos. How long are they kept separate from their herd and how often does it occur? Are they generally kept alone even when not in musth for other reasons? Any details at all would be greatly appreciated.

So, to fill this section of the Forums: In Dresden there life 1 old Asiatic-Elephant-Cow, 3 aduld African-Elephants and one ofspring (1,0) of one of them. Now there´s trouble, cause the Eles life there in a kind of circus-keeping. They have a nice enclosure, but the keepers are always near...

I would be grateful for any reports on this zoo. I visited it shortly after it opened, a few years ago, when the focus was very much on European animals. This seems to have been stretched a little now, with tigers and elephants arriving. Does anyone know why this has happened? I presume it is...

This photo (probably taken in the early 1920's) is of Jamuna (aka. Jumuna), probably the most famous and loved of any of Auckland Zoo's animals... Jamuna came from India to the zoo in 1923 and died in 1964 of range of ailments including foot problems... She was approximately 50 years old...

Asian elephants in Cologne Zoo's state-of-the-art Elephant Park.

Some of the young Asian elephants at Chester Zoo, September 2007, after their swim.