Elephants of Asia - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Zoo patrons view the elephants from a boardwalk over a marsh with an adjacent habitat for the sarus crane, the world’s tallest flying bird. Elephants have long played an important role in the cultural, artistic, and religious heritage of many Asian cultures.
Recent Elephant Death at L.A. Zoo Renews Outcry Over Captivity
Feb 2, 2024 · The Los Angeles Zoo is under fire for its continual refusal to move its Asian elephants to a larger sanctuary, as studies suggest captivity is deadly.
Asian Elephant - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Asian elephants are listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Elephants have been hunted illegally for their tusks (ivory), and much of their habitat has been destroyed. The Los Angeles Zoo participates in an Elephant Species Survival Plan.
LOS ANGELES ZOO MOURNS THE DEATH OF 53-YEAR-OLD ASIAN ELEPHANT …
Jan 4, 2024 · The Los Angeles Zoo family is mourning the loss of 53-year-old female Asian elephant Shaunzi. On Jan. 2, the Zoo’s two female elephants, Tina and Shaunzi, were in their habitat, the Thai Yard section of the Elephants of Asia.
LA Zoo ordered to look into the deaths of two of their elephants
May 15, 2024 · The Los Angeles Zoo was ordered to study the death of two of their elephants, Jewel and Shaunzi, for factors that may have led to their death.
Los Angeles Zoo - Wikipedia
Not to be confused with Singapore Zoo’s Elephants of Asia, this $42 million exhibit complex at the center of the zoo opened in 2010 and houses Asian elephants and other southeast Asian wildlife. The main elephant enclosure is 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) [ 19 ] and has a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m 2 ) barn used for medical exams.
Two L.A. Zoo elephants die in one year. City ... - Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2024 · After two L.A. Zoo elephants die in the span of one year, the City Council wants answers Jewel at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2020. She was euthanized in January 2023 at the age of 61.
The Care and Feeding of Elephants at the L.A. Zoo. - YouTube
Learn from the veteran animal care staff at the Los Angeles Zoo about what it takes to feed four adult Asian elephants!
Jewel, Los Angeles Zoo's Oldest Asian Elephant, Dies at 61
Jan 20, 2023 · Jewel, a female Asian elephant that brought joy to millions of visitors at the Los Angeles Zoo, has died at 61 after declining health. The mammal was the oldest Asian elephant at the zoo and had...
Oldest Asian elephant at Los Angeles Zoo is euthanized at 61 - Los ...
Jan 21, 2023 · The Los Angeles Zoo’s oldest Asian elephant, 61 years old, was euthanized this week, officials said Friday. Jewel was in deteriorating health and had lived at the zoo near Griffith Park since...