by Adam Cruise | Oct 6, 2024 | News
By Bernadette Wicks Two non-profits have filed a case in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, aimed at releasing three elephants at the Johannesburg Zoo into the wild. They say their continued confinement is “unlawful and unconstitutional”. The zoo is...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 21, 2024 | News
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick The campaign to free Pretoria Zoo’s elephants lasted for years and included accusations and protests. But finally, the zoo’s last elephant, Charlie, is back in the wilds. Ater a nailbiting four-hour trip from the Pretoria Zoo,...
by Adam Cruise | May 4, 2022 | Reports
By Born Free Foundation Our major new report, Elephants in Zoos: A Legacy of Shame, released today, is backed by a host of leading conservation and animal welfare experts including Damian Aspinall, Chris Packham CBE, Angela Sheldrick, Dr Cynthia Moss, Dr Winnie...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 6, 2022 | News
By Sami Quadri – Evening Standard A zoo in Devon has announced it will no longer keep elephants as it is unable to meet their needs. Paignton Zoo made the difficult decision after its last elephant Duchess died in 2019. It...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 24, 2022 | News
By Liam Casey, CTV A senator is set to introduce a bill today supported by primatologist Jane Goodall that would phase out elephants in captivity, put a stop to big cats at roadside zoos and give some animals legal standing in court. Sen. Marty Klyne says he will...
