by Team | Apr 5, 2022 | Elephant News
A UK zoo will no longer keep elephants after admitting it can’t provide the “necessary environment” for them. The story was published in the Mirror in response to a statement from Paignton Zoo. Paignton Zoo in Devon used to have two elephants – Asian elephant Gay, who...
by Team | Nov 2, 2021 | Elephant News
Gandhi was captured in Thailand and taken to Givskud park in Denmark in 1973. She was entrusted to the former zoo of Pont-Scorff (currently Les Terres de Nataé) in 1998, and has finally been rehomed to Elephant Haven. Gandhi is the first resident for Elephant Haven, a...
by Team | Jul 5, 2021 | Elephant News
Howlett Park bosses say the gentle giants do not belong in east Kent, and deserve to live their life in their ancestral homeland – an ambition the Aspinall Foundation is planning to accomplish. The charity, which also runs Port Lympne, has cared for – and bred –...
by Team | Jun 10, 2021 | Elephant News
New laws could stop new elephants from being brought to UK zoos and safari parks in the future, it has been revealed. It comes as the Government is set to receive the results of a report on the welfare of elephants in captivity. It is understood the report advises...