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Is Point Defiance one of the zoos that said it will get out of elephants once their last one passes away?
 
pachyderm pro said:
Yes, after this last one dies I believe the plan is to convert the yard into an Indian rhino exhibit (as per usual with most former elephant exhibits).
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They went about this process of phasing out elephants perfectly IMO. No bowing to ridiculous peta pressure and moving elderly elephants across the country, but also realizing their significant space limitations couldnt support a suitable herd going forwards. The exhibit is already divided 50/50 and has pretty much everything required for a breeding pair of Indian Rhinos, looking forwards to seeing it come to fruition when the last elephant finally passes.

Still sad to see my state down to its final pachyderm however :(
 
Elephantelephant said:
Somewhere I heard that the zoo was planning to move Suki to the sanctuary to the other elephants. But I have not verified it.
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There is nothing to verify as Point Defiance Zoo has never once stated that they were even considering sending any of their elephants to any kind of sanctuary.

The zoo's website has updated information on their level of elephant care:

Elephant Care - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Here is an article from 2015 that contains information stating that Point Defiance Zoo would consider "rhinoceroses" after the elephants die. On multiple occasions in the past the zoo has declared that rhinos would be an option (possibly Greater One-horned) in the future, but that the remaining elephants would see out their lives at the zoo. With Hanako now deceased, Suki will live out her years at the zoo.

Popular zoo elephants likely to get harder to see in future
 
snowleopard said:
There is nothing to verify as Point Defiance Zoo has never once stated that they were even considering sending any of their elephants to any kind of sanctuary.

The zoo's website has updated information on their level of elephant care:

Elephant Care - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Here is an article from 2015 that contains information stating that Point Defiance Zoo would consider "rhinoceroses" after the elephants die. On multiple occasions in the past the zoo has declared that rhinos would be an option (possibly Greater One-horned) in the future, but that the remaining elephants would see out their lives at the zoo. With Hanako now deceased, Suki will live out her years at the zoo.

Popular zoo elephants likely to get harder to see in future
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It also seemed strange to me. At her age, she should stay at Point Defiance Zoo. So the information about the sanctuary was false.
 
A bit of an off topic question but can someone find out what species were present in the South Pacific aquarium? I am trying to clean up a life list and I have a bunch of fish and a particular horseshoe crab species that I cannot identify.
 
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