by Adam Cruise | Dec 27, 2019 | News
By Sarah Koning – Rosebank-Kilarney Gazette It has been a year of much tension and outcry over the elephants at the Joburg Zoo. The Gazette recaps some of our stories concerning the controversial elephants over the past year. In January 2019, the...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 16, 2019 | News
By Don Pinnock, News24 The Johannesburg Zoo finds itself embroiled in another legal controversy after three elephants were caught on video in seeming distress on Elephant Day, according to animal experts. A video clip of their enclosure taken by Ban Animal Trading...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 13, 2019 | News
By LOUZEL LOMBARD STEYN – SA Breaking News Lammie’s 40th birthday celebrations and World Elephant Day at Johannesburg Zoo on Monday were marred by scenes of highly stressed elephants. In a viral video shared online, Lammie is seen running out of her dark...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 9, 2019 | News
By Sarah Koning – Rosebank Killarney Gazette Spokesperson for the Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo Jenny Moodley addresses some of the concerns from various organisations regarding the cost of acquiring new elephants and the size of their enclosure. Johannesburg...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 4, 2019 | News
By IAVAN PIJOOS – TimesLIVE Global environmental activist John Varty has offered R1m to secure the freedom of three elephants at the Johannesburg Zoo. Varty told TimesLIVE that he put in the offer on Tuesday. “It has been agreed worldwide that elephants...
