I will always cherish the time I spent with a baby elephant being hand-reared at the Oakland Zoo. Now, 28 years later, the zoo made the right decision to retire its last elephant.

To the editor: What a thoughtful piece by editorial board member Carla Hall about elephants, who like all animals in zoos, “don’t have to avoid predators or hunt their next meal, but they pay ...

A Thursday press conference in Los Angeles revealed World Series celebrations ended with suspects arrested, reports of looting, the discovery of explosive devices, and at least one fire.

Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Now an animal rights group is trying to release the ...

Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state's Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them "persons" under the law. But first ...

“If all five pregnancies are successful, not only will they be the first elephants ever born in Kansas, but we would be the first zoo to have five African elephant births in a single year ...

Your support makes all the difference. The Maryland Zoo announced Thursday that its oldest African elephant was euthanized on Tuesday after a fall. Anna, who was 49 years old, had multiple known ...

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Gray News) – An African elephant at the Maryland Zoo was euthanized Tuesday after a fall. At 49 years old, Anna was the zoo’s oldest elephant and had known medical issues, so zoo staff ...