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Nile Hippo Expert said:
Oakland Zoo will be sending their last elephant, male Osh to Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary this Fall, where Donna, their last female elephant went last year.

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In the comments of the instagram post, the zoo said they might bring a new species or they renovate the exhibit including the barn and the behind scene area. It is will take around 18 months. The zoo said they cannot the care and space for a multi-generational herd.
 
Zoo adventures said:
The zoo said they cannot the care and space for a multi-generational herd.
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:rolleyes: Because everyone knows that multi-generational breeding herds are the be-all end-all when it comes to exhibiting elephants and that bachelor facilities aren't desperately needed. /s

Real talk: This is incredibly disappointing news. While I'm certain that Osh will be well cared for at TES, sending him there instead of moving forward with the bachelor holding plans reads like Oakland is giving in to animal rights activists.
 
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Real talk: This is incredibly disappointing news. While I'm certain that Osh will be well cared for at TES, sending him there instead of moving forward with the bachelor holding plans reads like Oakland is giving in to animal rights activists.
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Unlikely. Oakland Zoo has historically had very good relations with animal rights groups. I don't know what is going into their thinking, but I imagine building a new elephant barn for a bachelor facility and all of the other modifications would cost many millions of dollars that the zoo does not have.
 
 
Zoo adventures said:
In the comments of the instagram post, the zoo said they might bring a new species or they renovate the exhibit including the barn and the behind scene area. It is will take around 18 months. The zoo said they cannot the care and space for a multi-generational herd.
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I think it will probably be indian elephants or a rhino I expect they will stay with the theme
 
Nile Hippo Expert said:
Oakland Zoo will be sending their last elephant, male Osh to Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary this Fall, where Donna, their last female elephant went last year.

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Bull Osh was specifically imported into the US population for breeding from Europe. It is an absolute travesty that a potential breeding bull is shoved off by an accredited AZA zoo to a sanctuary.

It is effectively a failure to actively engage the anti - zoo elephant brigade locally and sadly too many within the zoo community dare to speak out or go for broke to underline the importance of elephants in captivity and their contribution both to ex situ conservation breeding / public awareness as well as in situ support by the AZA community through SAFE programs or otherwise directly by zoos with long term associations with field conservation projects in Africa and Asia.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Bull Osh was specifically imported into the US population for breeding from Europe. It is an absolute travesty that a potential breeding bull is shoved off by an accredited AZA zoo to a sanctuary.

It is effectively a failure to actively engage the anti - zoo elephant brigade locally and sadly too many within the zoo community dare to speak out or go for broke to underline the importance of elephants in captivity and their contribution both to ex situ conservation breeding / public awareness as well as in situ support by the AZA community through SAFE programs or otherwise directly by zoos with long term associations with field conservation projects in Africa and Asia.
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Couldn’t agree more.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Bull Osh was specifically imported into the US population for breeding from Europe. It is an absolute travesty that a potential breeding bull is shoved off by an accredited AZA zoo to a sanctuary.

It is effectively a failure to actively engage the anti - zoo elephant brigade locally and sadly too many within the zoo community dare to speak out or go for broke to underline the importance of elephants in captivity and their contribution both to ex situ conservation breeding / public awareness as well as in situ support by the AZA community through SAFE programs or otherwise directly by zoos with long term associations with field conservation projects in Africa and Asia.
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I had no idea this was the case about Osh!! That's awful to hear.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Bull Osh was specifically imported into the US population for breeding from Europe. It is an absolute travesty that a potential breeding bull is shoved off by an accredited AZA zoo to a sanctuary.

It is effectively a failure to actively engage the anti - zoo elephant brigade locally and sadly too many within the zoo community dare to speak out or go for broke to underline the importance of elephants in captivity and their contribution both to ex situ conservation breeding / public awareness as well as in situ support by the AZA community through SAFE programs or otherwise directly by zoos with long term associations with field conservation projects in Africa and Asia.
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I mean, I don't think any of us truly know the whole story here. Could Osh have had some sort of health issue that would've prevented him from being a good candidate for breeding, for instance? All I know is that he was the only elephant left at Oakland Zoo, and it is certainly not in good practice to be housing a solitary elephant without any form of companionship. Regardless of whether Osh could've been a successful breeding bull elsewhere, this move is undeniably beneficial for Osh's welfare as an individual elephant, when compared to being left alone without any other elephants. Decisions like this one are not made lightly, and I'm sure Oakland Zoo has its reasons for making this move that us in the general public simply aren't privy to.
 
Oakland Zoo has been getting a lot of online harassment from folks sicced on them by the Natural Bridge Zoo in revenge for the role of some of their staff in the recent transfer of NBZ's male giraffe
 
Aardwolf said:
Oakland Zoo has been getting a lot of online harassment from folks sicced on them by the Natural Bridge Zoo in revenge for the role of some of their staff in the recent transfer of NBZ's male giraffe
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Aside from a No / Yes POV, I do wonder why a zoo at the other side of the USA got involved and not zoos closer to this facility? It would have made transport arrangements, duration, paper work and logistics that much easier.

But anyhow, it is totally objectionable, abhorrent and unjustifiable that staff zoo and non-zoo get harnassed by a bunch of redneck *****!
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Aside from a No / Yes POV, I do wonder why a zoo at the other side of the USA got involved and not zoos closer to this facility? It would have made transport arrangements, duration, paper work and logistics that much easier.

But anyhow, it is totally objectionable, abhorrent and unjustifiable that staff zoo and non-zoo get harnassed by a bunch of redneck *****!
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Elementary, my dear fellow - because everyone on this end of the country knows the Mogensens and doesn’t want to get involved in the slightest.

kidding aside, this is kind of Oakland’s thing - they are a zoo that, with their values of animal welfare, inserts themselves in such situations, albeit not soften as controversial as this one. I’ve heard more than one keeper refer to them as PETA’s favorite zoo
 
Aardwolf said:
Elementary, my dear fellow - because everyone on this end of the country knows the Mogensens and doesn’t want to get involved in the slightest.

kidding aside, this is kind of Oakland’s thing - they are a zoo that, with their values of animal welfare, inserts themselves in such situations, albeit not soften as controversial as this one. I’ve heard more than one keeper refer to them as PETA’s favorite zoo
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Yes, I myself have some reservations as to how the Oakland Zoo operates and does at times treads the lines and guidelines that AZA has set for zoos.
 
On September 2nd, the zoo announced they raised and released 70 mountain yellow-legged frogs back into the wild.

20K views · 689 reactions | Saving mountain yellow-legged frogs | You know what they say: the early frog…catches the helicopter ?? On a recent early morning (4:30am!), Wildlife Recovery Program Manager Sam Sammons... | By Oakland Zoo | Facebook

On October 11th, the zoo announced they rehabilitated and released a California condor back into the wild.

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On August 22nd, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) southern pudu to the Miller Park Zoo in Illinois.

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On September 30th, the zoo announced they opened a new electric train to the public.

11K views · 389 reactions | New electric train at Oakland Zoo | The Oakland Zoo Express Train has gone Electric! All aboard the new and improved electric C.P. Huntington Train, powered by Fremont Bank. This beloved... | By Oakland Zoo | Facebook

Nile Hippo Expert said:
Oakland Zoo will be sending their last elephant, male Osh to Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary this Fall, where Donna, their last female elephant went last year.

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On October 21st, the zoo announced they transferred Osh to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee on October 18th. With this move, Oakland Zoo in no longer a holder of African elephants, with details surrounding the former exhibit to come in 2025.

1.8K views · 283 reactions | Osh's journey to Tennessee | Osh made it to Tennessee safe and sound ❤️ The journey from Oakland Zoo to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee took 46 hours — leaving Oakland... | By Oakland Zoo | Facebook
Oakland Zoo's Last African Male Elephant, Osh, Moves to New Home at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee | Oakland Zoo
 
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Does Oakland have Rocky Mountain or Mexican Grey Wolf subspecies? I might be revisiting this zoo after a decade so the California Trail is new
 
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