Elephants in Mexico

To those who still believe that the Guadalajara elephants are of the Asian species, they are actually two African females named Kenya and Ashanti; they have never been bred to my knowledge. I'm also told that they are no longer in their old enclosure but in the Masai Mara Safari Ride (which is great news! They have a lot more space (and water) now.

Also, the Yumka wildlife park in Tabasco has one single bull African elephant it seems. I have photos of this park including a rather crappy pic of the elephant, but there's no gallery for it.


Is it realistic to expect the Safari Park to send this bull to La Pastora?

How tight is the Mexican zoo community on conservation breeding with African elephants?
I thought Africam - Puebla was well good on this?
 
Is it realistic to expect the Safari Park to send this bull to La Pastora?

How tight is the Mexican zoo community on conservation breeding with African elephants?
I thought Africam - Puebla was well good on this?

I believe the elephants in Africam Safari are actually Asian, but I have never been there so...

This is the African bull elephant from Yumka:

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I don´t think the park would send him elsewhere, though. I was there only once, but although the place itself is spectacular due to its natural setting- the wetlands of Tabasco, which once you add African animals remind you a lot of say, the floodplains of Okavango-, the actual park is rather poor, and I doubt they would be able, or even willing, to send their only elephant elsewhere.
In fact the main goal of the park is to preserve the wetlands and rainforest around it; they brought the exotic animals including the elephant mostly as a lure for tourists.
 
Dont forget the group of 9 young elephants that Africam Safari brought from Namibia, there are even documentary about it, if I'm not wrong it was in national geographic
here is the link,but its in spanish.
 
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