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Actress Lily Tomlin, left and Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas, speak at news conference in Los Angeles City Hall, Thursday Nov. 6, 2008, as part of the "Save Billy" campaign. Billy is a 21-year-old Asia elephant and the only remaining elephant

Panel rejects idea of stopping LA elephant exhibit

2008-11-09 - Los Angeles , United States.

A City Council committee has rejected a move to stop work on a $40 million elephant enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo. The panel's decision came Thursday despite pleas from celebrities such as Lily Tomlin and Bob Barker to instead fund a 60-acre elephant sanctuary in the San Fernando Valley. The council committee declined to take a vote that would have sent the proposal to the full council for consideration. Celebrities who want to remove the elephants from the zoo say living there can harm their...


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LA councilman seeks to halt zoo elephant exhibit

2008-10-21 - Los Angeles , United States.

Bob Barker, Alicia Silverstone and other celebrities have joined a city councilman's efforts to remove elephants from the Los Angeles Zoo and into a massive sanctuary where they can roam free—or at least close to it. Councilman Tony Cardenas, accompanied by several celebrities at a press conference Tuesday, announced his desire to halt construction of the zoo's elephant habitat and use the money to build a 60-acre sanctuary operated by the zoo.


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Former Los Angeles Zoo African Elephant ""Ruby"" Celebrates One Year of Retirement at Paws Sanctuary with Project OneSong

2008-04-25 - Los Angeles , United States.

Forty-seven-year-old African elephant Ruby, who garnered enormous media attention last year when she left the Los Angeles Zoo for the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Elephant Sanctuary near Sacramento, Calif., will celebrate her one year “retirement” anniversary on May 3, 2008. As part of the celebration, Ruby will receive a visit from Project OneSong and Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP) foster children (sponsored by Project OneSong) who will also present PAWS with an ...


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David Hasselhoffs banned African contraband

2008-02-27 - Los Angeles , United States.

David Hasselhoff is reclaiming an ivory tusk and an antique barber's chair from his ex-wife. The former 'Baywatch' actor has won a court order allowing him back into the family home in Los Angeles to collect possessions from ex-wife Pamela Bach. Among other items the former heartthrob wants to reclaim, are an elephant foot and two elephant stools, a statue of a dolphin, a model elephant and baseball memorabilia.


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83 Headlines about Elephants from Los Angeles 2024-01-04 - Los Angeles, United States - Los Angeles Zoo mourns loss of 53-year-old Asian elephant Shaunzi 2016-12-01 - Los Angeles, United States - Found: Ancient Elephant Fossils Hidden Beneath L.A."s New Subway 2015-04-11 - Los Angeles, United States - California Not Dreamin’ as It Moves to Ban Bullhooks 2014-05-01 - Los Angeles, United States - City Council bans use of bullhooks on circus elephants in L.A. 2013-11-15 - Los Angeles, United States - International Society Condemns Crushing of Ivory in U.S. 2013-11-14 - Los Angeles, United States - US ivory crush sends the wrong message to elephant poachers. 2013-10-31 - Los Angeles, United States - Question of the Week: Do animal-welfare activists go too far? 2013-10-27 - Los Angeles, United States - Ban on elephant bullhooks might mean the end of the circus in LA (YOU CAN VOTE AGAINST THE ARAs in the poll) 2012-12-26 - Los Angeles, United States - Los Angeles Weighs Law Banning Elephant Shows 2012-12-19 - Los Angeles, United States - Why elephants need circuses and zoos 2012-12-05 - Los Angeles, United States - Why elephants need circuses and zoos 2011-12-28 - Los Angeles, United States - Woman Jumps Barriers, Pets Elephants at L.A. Zoo 2011-02-02 - Los Angeles, United States - Kudos to Kristin Davis for her work with elephants 2010-11-04 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A. Zoo"s bull Elephant Billy Explores New Habitat 2010-10-30 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A. Zoo to get new elephants to go with new exhibit 2010-07-16 - Los Angeles, United States - Simi Valley mastodon is one of the many creatures on display in L.A."s new Age of Mammals exhibit 2009-11-07 - Los Angeles, United States - Southern Africa"s elephants: treasured killers 2009-09-23 - Los Angeles, United States - Appeals court: Lawsuit against LA Zoo can resume 2009-07-06 - Los Angeles, United States - Elephants Lumber To Staples Before Jackson Service 2009-02-18 - Los Angeles, United States - Mammoth skeleton found nearly intact in Los Angeles 2009-01-28 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A. Zoo elephant project to proceed 2009-01-24 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A."s Pachyderm Forest should be built. The new elephant enclosure should be given a chance to prove itself one way or the other. 2009-01-22 - Los Angeles, United States - Open Letter from the Elephant Keepers and Zoo colleagues to the LA City Council and the Public 2009-01-22 - Los Angeles, United States - LA Zoo"s Elephant Keepers Call for Finishing Billy the Elephant"s New Home 2009-01-17 - Los Angeles, United States - Zookeepers to City Council: Let Billy the elephant stay at the zoo 2009-01-15 - Los Angeles, United States - Dropping elephant plan may cost L.A. Los Angeles County officials warned that the city would have to refund nearly $5 million if it abandons a Los Angeles Zoo exhibit. 2008-12-30 - Los Angeles, United States - The Myth of the Wild 2008-12-17 - Los Angeles, United States - Statement from Connie Morgan, President of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn. 2008-12-09 - Los Angeles, United States - Zoo without elephants would be a loss for the children of L.A. 2008-12-07 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A."s elephant-size problem 2008-12-01 - Los Angeles, United States - The LA Zoo Elephant Controversy from the Zoo"s Side 2008-12-01 - Los Angeles, United States - Committee to Debate Fate of L.A. Zoo Elephant Exhibit 2008-11-09 - Los Angeles , United States - Panel rejects idea of stopping LA elephant exhibit 2008-10-21 - Los Angeles , United States - LA councilman seeks to halt zoo elephant exhibit 2008-05-13 - Los Angeles, United States - Lawsuit to stop elephant exhibit is dismissed 2008-04-25 - Los Angeles , United States - Former Los Angeles Zoo African Elephant ""Ruby"" Celebrates One Year of Retirement at Paws Sanctuary with Project OneSong 2008-03-14 - Los Angeles, United States - Elephant won’t appear in bubble 2008-03-14 - Los Angeles, United States - Release of Horton Hears a Who! 2008-03-06 - Los Angeles, United States - New Shows About Elephants And Detectives Begin Thursday 2008-02-27 - Los Angeles , United States - David Hasselhoffs banned African contraband 2008-02-15 - Los Angeles, United States - Pachyderm Problems Continue, No Love for Robert Culp 2008-02-14 - Los Angeles, United States - Judge rejects actor"s bid to stop LA zoo elephant exhibit 2008-01-22 - Los Angeles, United States - LA Zoo Sued over Elephant Conditions 2007-12-19 - Los Angeles, United States - Rich Angelenos a gold mine for animal causes 2007-12-05 - Los Angeles, United States - Voice for the Animals Fights for Elephants at Los Angeles Zoo 2007-10-30 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Culp Fights Elephant Plans at LA Zoo 2007-10-29 - Los Angeles, United States - Actor Doesnt Want Zoo to Build Exhibit 2007-09-28 - Los Angeles, United States - Mammoth hair sheds new light. Scientists discover that its an abundant source of DNA that could hasten the cloning of extinct mammals. 2007-09-27 - Los Angeles, United States - DNA Extracted From Woolly Mammoth Hair 2007-08-02 - Los Angeles, United States - Suit alleges elephant abuse at LA Zoo 2007-05-15 - Los Angeles, United States - Ruby The Elephant Leaves LA Zoo 2007-05-13 - Los Angeles, United States - Goodbye Ruby, Tuesday 2007-04-06 - Los Angeles, United States - Wildlife Smugglers Test Their Skills, Even at the Airport 2007-03-12 - Los Angeles, United States - Ruby, African elephant in LA Zoo to be transferred to PAWS in San Andreas, CA 2007-03-11 - Los Angeles, United States - Los Angeles Zoo to retire elephant to animal sanctuary. Animal rights activists praise decision on Ruby, which ends months of speculation on her fate. 2007-02-21 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Activists call on LA to retire elephant to sanctuary 2007-02-15 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Controversy Builds Over LA Zoo"s $40 Million Elephant Exhibit 2006-12-13 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Elephant Protection Act Explores Condition Of Captive Elephants 2006-11-22 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A. Zoo is still undecided on elephant"s future. Officials consider keeping Ruby or shipping her to another zoo or a sanctuary. Activists urge the third option. 2006-11-11 - Los Angeles, United States - Story of 40-year-old L.A. Zoo is wild one 2006-10-08 - Los Angeles, United States - An Elephant Crackup? 2006-07-24 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Animal Rights Group Asks For Probe Into 2004 Elephant Death At LA Zoo 2006-07-21 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Plan Approved For New Elephant Exhibit At L.A. Zoo 2006-07-20 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Ringling Bros. ditches 3 rings and big cats, nex year maybe no elephants? 2006-07-07 - Los Angeles, United States - Zookeeper in Los Angeles Zoo allowed to resign after Gita the Elephants death. 2006-07-01 - Los Angeles, United States - Critics blame zookeepers for Gita the elephant"s death. She gave distress signs night before she died 2006-06-21 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A. Zoo Investigating Gita the Elephant"s Death. Animal rights activists call for a federal probe. 2006-06-12 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Activists seek shake-up at the L.A. Zoo after elephant"s deaths 2006-06-11 - Los Angeles, United States - Gita, the Los Angeles Zoos 48-Year-Old Elephant, Dies 2006-05-20 - Los Angeles, United States - L.A. City Council decides to expand the elephant exhibit at the zoo, but many animal advocates are miffed 2006-01-03 - Los Angeles, United States - Satellite data shows extent of elephants" risky crop raids 2006-01-02 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Hairs tell story of African elephants: scientists 2005-12-15 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Zoo elephants need 3 times more space? 2005-09-22 - Los Angeles, United States - Size of elephant exhibit may decide animals" fate 2005-08-28 - Los Angeles, United States - Villaraigosa Supports Investigations of Elephants" Welfare at LA Zoo 2005-08-20 - Los Angeles, United States - Mayor"s zoo study could have elephants packing their trunks - Elephant quarters draw tsk 2005-05-13 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Mayoral Election Could Affect LA Elephants, Candidates Take Opposing Positions On Zoo Confinement 2005-04-09 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Mammoth"s skeleton uncovered in L.A. 2005-01-06 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Judge Says Don"t Make A Move on Ruby! Lawsuit Dismissed, But Judge Keeps His Sights on Ruby the Elephant 2005-01-05 - Los Angeles, United States - Judge"s Decision Extends Elephant"s Stay In L.A. Zoo 2004-10-27 - LOS ANGELES, United States - Judge Keeps Ruby the Elephant Under Court Jurisdiction 2004-07-20 - Los Angeles, United States - African elephant Ruby moved to Knoxville Zoo last year will return to Los Angeles 2003-05-25 - Los Angeles, United States - Los Angeles Zoo Elephant Ruby Moved To Knoxville Zoo

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Elephants aid locals in creating firebreaks in Chiang Mai forest

2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.

In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...


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Wild tusker Kasera Komban found dead in abandoned septic tank

2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.

A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...


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Sedgwick County Zoo announces stillborn delivery of elephant calf

2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.

The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...


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New Elephant Calf "Gauri" Born In Assam’s Kaziranga National Park

2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.

A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.


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TN: 60-year-old female elephant passes away in Trichy

2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.

A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...


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A Tribute to Paolo, Amboseli’s Iconic Elephant

2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...


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